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916.8 SUPERFIC INJ HIP/LEG NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 916.8

Short Description: Superfic inj hip/leg NEC

Long Description: Other and unspecified superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without mention of infection

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Superficial injury (910-919)
      • 916 Superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle
        • 916.8 Superfic inj hip/leg NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Metal foreign body in ankle
  • Metal foreign body in calf
  • Metal foreign body in hip
  • Metal foreign body in knee
  • Metal foreign body in lower leg
  • Metal foreign body in lower limb
  • Metal foreign body in shin
  • Metal foreign body in thigh
  • Multiple superficial injuries of ankle and foot
  • Multiple superficial injuries of hip and/or thigh
  • Multiple superficial injuries of lower leg
  • Scratch of ankle
  • Scratch of hip
  • Scratch of knee
  • Scratch of lower leg
  • Scratch of lower limb
  • Scratch of thigh
  • Superficial injury of ankle
  • Superficial injury of ankle without infection
  • Superficial injury of hip
  • Superficial injury of hip without infection
  • Superficial injury of knee
  • Superficial injury of lower extremity without infection
  • Superficial injury of lower leg
  • Superficial injury of lower leg without infection
  • Superficial injury of lower limb
  • Superficial injury of lower limb, excluding foot
  • Superficial injury of thigh
  • Superficial injury of thigh without infection
  • Superficial laceration of ankle
  • Superficial laceration of hip
  • Superficial laceration of knee
  • Superficial laceration of lower limb
  • Superficial laceration of thigh

Crosswalk Information

The code 916.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
916.8 Right Arrow S70.919A Unsp superficial injury of unspecified hip, init encntr
S70.929A Unsp superficial injury of unspecified thigh, init encntr
S80.929A Unsp superficial injury of unsp lower leg, init encntr
S90.919A Unsp superficial injury of unspecified ankle, init encntr
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
916.0 Abrasion or friction burn of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without mention of infection
916.1 Abrasion or friction burn of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, infected
916.2 Blister of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without mention of infection
916.3 Blister of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, infected
916.4 Insect bite, nonvenomous, of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without mention of infection
916.5 Insect bite, nonvenomous of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, infected
916.6 Superficial foreign body (splinter) of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without major open wound and without mention of infection
916.7 Superficial foreign body (splinter) of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without major open wound, infected
916.9 Other and unspecified superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, infected

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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