923.20 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of contusion of hand (s). This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
Short description: Hand injury NOS. ICD-9-CM 959.4is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 959.4should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
Diagnosis Code 923.20. ICD-9: 923.20. Short Description: Contusion of hand(s) Long Description: Contusion of hand(s) This is the 2014 version of the ICD-9-CM diagnosis code 923.20. Code Classification. Injury and poisoning (800–999) Contusion with intact skin surface (920-924) 923 Contusion of upper limb.
S60.221AICD-10 code S60. 221A for Contusion of right hand, initial encounter is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .
S60.221AContusion of right hand, initial encounter 221A became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S60. 221A - other international versions of ICD-10 S60.
924.9 is for unspecified contusion.
"Easy bruising" is usually coded as ecchymosis - 459.89 or 782.7.
ICD-10 code M79. 641 for Pain in right hand is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Soft tissue disorders .
A contusion can be minor or severe, and may result in heavy swelling or significant swelling. Generally, contusion is considered a more serious injury compared to a concussion, because it involves structural damage to the brain's blood vessels.
Our bones can bruise, just like our skin, and a bone bruise is similar to the skin bruise you might see following some kind of trauma. A bone bruise, also called a bone contusion, leaves you sore and may be painful, although it is less serious than a bone fracture.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 924.8 converts approximately to: 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T14. 8 Other injury of unspecified body region.
9: Soft tissue disorder, unspecified.
A contusion, or bruise, is caused by a direct blow to the body that can cause damage to the surface of the skin and to deeper tissues as well depending on the severity of the blow.
It should be noted that superficial injuries, such as abrasions or contusions, are not coded when associated with more severe injuries of the same site.
(EH-kih-MOH-sis) A small bruise caused by blood leaking from broken blood vessels into the tissues of the skin or mucous membranes.