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2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 959.5 Finger injury Short description: Finger injury NOS. ICD-9-CM 959.5is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 959.5should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
traumatic amputation of wrist and hand ( S68.-) Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
Thumb laceration ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 883.0 : Wound, open (by cutting or piercing instrument) (by firearms) (cut) (dissection) (incised) (laceration) (penetration) (perforating) (puncture) (with initial hemorrhage, not internal) 879.8
Laceration without foreign body of left index finger without damage to nail, sequela. S61. 211S is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Short description: Open wound of hand. ICD-9-CM 882.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 882.0 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S61. 4: Open wound of hand.
8-, “other injury of unspecified body region,” or T14. 9-, “injury, unspecified,” because these codes don't describe the location or type of wound. These injury codes require a 7th character to indicate the episode of care.
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.
Unspecified open wound, unspecified foot, initial encounter S91. 309A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S91. 309A became effective on October 1, 2021.
S61.419ALaceration without foreign body of unspecified hand, initial encounter. S61. 419A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S61.
ICD-10 code M79. 642 for Pain in left hand is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Soft tissue disorders .
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.
998.83 - Non-healing surgical wound. ICD-10-CM.
ICD-10-CM Code for Unspecified open wound, left lower leg, initial encounter S81. 802A.
ICD-10 code Y92. 9 for Unspecified place or not applicable is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - External causes of morbidity .
Unspecified superficial injury of left hand, initial encounter. S60. 922A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
CPT code 12001,12018 – Laceration repair.
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.
This would be a good question to ask your provider, however, a lot of wounds are contaminated (dirt, oil, gravel etc.) it is normal to cleanse or debride the wound before repair. Foreign body is as you stated an actual foreign body that has to be removed with more than just the normal methods.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S69.92XA became effective on October 1, 2021.
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.