Laceration with foreign body of left forearm, initial encounter. S51.822A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM S51.822A became effective on October 1, 2018.
Open wound of forearm, without mention of complication Short description: Open wound of forearm. ICD-9-CM 881.00 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 881.00 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
Short description: Elb/forearm/wrst inj NOS. ICD-9-CM 959.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 959.3 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
Short description: Laceration of flexor musc/fasc/tend at forarm lv, unsp arm The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S56.229 became effective on October 1, 2020. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S56.229 - other international versions of ICD-10 S56.229 may differ.
S51.812ALaceration without foreign body of left forearm, initial encounter. S51. 812A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
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-.
881.22 - Open wound of wrist, with tendon involvement. ICD-10-CM.
Laceration – This wound refers to a deep cut or tearing of the skin, mainly from accidents with knives, tools, and machinery.
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.
Burn Wound Burn wounds can be classified based on the extent of the injury: First-degree burns affect only the epidermis and may cause redness and pain. Second-degree burns affect the epidermis and the dermis and may cause blisters. Third-degree burns reach into the fatty layer under the skin and may destroy nerves.
ICD-10 Code for Unspecified multiple injuries- T07- Codify by AAPC.
The wound care (97597-97598) and debridement codes (11042-11047) are used for debridement of wounds that are intended to heal by secondary intention. Some conditions that support medical necessity include infections, chronic venous ulcers, and diabetic ulcers, to name a few.
DRG Group #604-605 - Trauma to the skin, subcut tissue and breast with MCC.
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code S51.812A and a single ICD9 code, 881.00 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.