Their corresponding character in ICD-10-CM is:
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Used for medical claim reporting in all healthcare settings, ICD-10-CM is a standardized classification system of diagnosis codes that represent conditions and diseases, related health problems, abnormal findings, signs and symptoms, injuries, external causes of injuries and diseases, and social circumstances.
The types of open wounds classified in ICD-10-CM are laceration without foreign body, laceration with foreign body, puncture wound without foreign body, puncture wound with foreign body, open bite, and unspecified open wound. For instance, S81. 812A Laceration without foreign body, right lower leg, initial encounter.
To code skin tears, begin in the alphabetic index under “INJURY, SUPERFICIAL,” and iden- tify the site of the injury. For example, if the patient has a skin tear because he or she has hit a leg on a wheelchair, look up Injury, Su- perficial, leg, which takes you to S80. 92-.
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Short description: Open wound site NOS. ICD-9-CM 879.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 879.8 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
The types of open wounds classified in ICD-10-CM are laceration without foreign body, laceration with foreign body, puncture wound without foreign body, puncture wound with foreign body, open bite, and unspecified open wound. In ICD-9-CM, open wounds are classified as complicated or not.
A skin tear is a specific type of laceration that most often affects older adults, in which friction alone or friction plus shear separates skin layers.
What are lacerations? A laceration or cut refers to a skin wound. Unlike an abrasion, none of the skin is missing. A cut is typically thought of as a wound caused by a sharp object, like a shard of glass. Lacerations tend to be caused by blunt trauma.
The code sets for laceration repair are:12001-12007 for simple repair to scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk, and/or extremities (including hands and feet)G0168 for wound closure using tissue adhesive only when the claim is being billed to Medicare.More items...•
S41.012DICD-10 Code for Laceration without foreign body of left shoulder, subsequent encounter- S41. 012D- Codify by AAPC.
Y99. 9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
ICD-9 Code 959.4 -Other and unspecified injury to hand except finger- Codify by AAPC.
ICD-9 uses mostly numeric codes with only occasional E and V alphanumeric codes. Plus, only three-, four- and five-digit codes are valid. ICD-10 uses entirely alphanumeric codes and has valid codes of up to seven digits.
Laceration without foreign body of unspecified part of thorax 1 S00-T88#N#2021 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88#N#Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes#N#Note#N#Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code#N#Type 1 Excludes#N#birth trauma ( P10-P15)#N#obstetric trauma ( O70 - O71)#N#Use Additional#N#code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable ( Z18.-)#N#Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes 2 S20-S29#N#2021 ICD-10-CM Range S20-S29#N#Injuries to the thorax#N#Includes#N#injuries of breast#N#injuries of chest (wall)#N#injuries of interscapular area#N#Type 2 Excludes#N#burns and corrosions ( T20 - T32)#N#effects of foreign body in bronchus ( T17.5)#N#effects of foreign body in esophagus ( T18.1)#N#effects of foreign body in lung ( T17.8)#N#effects of foreign body in trachea ( T17.4)#N#frostbite ( T33-T34)#N#injuries of axilla#N#injuries of clavicle#N#injuries of scapular region#N#injuries of shoulder#N#insect bite or sting, venomous ( T63.4)#N#Injuries to the thorax 3 S21#N#ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S21#N#Open wound of thorax#N#2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code#N#Code Also#N#any associated injury, such as:#N#injury of heart ( S26.-)#N#injury of intrathoracic organs ( S27.-)#N#rib fracture ( S22.3-, S22.4-)#N#spinal cord injury ( S24.0-, S24.1-)#N#traumatic hemopneumothorax ( S27.3)#N#traumatic hemothorax ( S27.1)#N#traumatic pneumothorax ( S27.0)#N#wound infection#N#Type 1 Excludes#N#traumatic amputation (partial) of thorax ( S28.1)#N#Open wound of thorax 4 S21.9#N#ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S21.9#N#Open wound of unspecified part of thorax#N#2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code#N#Applicable To#N#Open wound of thoracic wall NOS#N#Open wound of unspecified part of thorax
Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code. Type 1 Excludes.
Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code. Type 1 Excludes. birth trauma ( P10-P15) obstetric trauma ( O70 - O71)
Clinical Information. An injury is damage to your body. It is a general term that refers to harm caused by accidents, falls, blows, burns, weapons and more. In the United States, millions of people injure themselves every year.