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 exact match to ICD-9 code 338.11:
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.
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 exact match to ICD-9 code 338.1:
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
338.11 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of acute pain due to trauma. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.