icd-10 code for 839.21

839.21 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of closed dislocation, thoracic vertebra. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent. Convert 839.21 to ICD-10

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ICD-10 Equivalent of 839.21

As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use this equivalent ICD-10-CM code, which is an approximate match to ICD-9 code 839.21:

Historical Information for ICD-9 Code 839.21

Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.

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839.21 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of closed dislocation, thoracic vertebra. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

Convert 839.21 to ICD-10

The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

Information for Medical Professionals

References found for the code 839.21 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:

Information for Patients

Dislocations are joint injuries that force the ends of your bones out of position. The cause is often a fall or a blow, sometimes from playing a contact sport. You can dislocate your ankles, knees, shoulders, hips, elbows and jaw. You can also dislocate your finger and toe joints.

ICD-9 Footnotes

General Equivalence Map Definitions The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.