709.2 SCAR & FIBROSIS OF SKIN


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 709.2

Short Description: Scar & fibrosis of skin

Long Description: Scar conditions and fibrosis of skin

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (680–709)
    • Other diseases of skin and subcutaneous tissue (700-709)
      • 709 Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue
        • 709.2 Scar & fibrosis of skin

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 709.2 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Adherent
    • scar (skin) NEC 709.2
    • tendon in scar 709.2
  • Atrophy, atrophic
    • scar NEC 709.2
  • Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) 709.2
    • adenoid 474.8
    • alveolar process 525.8
    • anus 569.49
    • auricle 380.89
    • bile duct (see also Disease, biliary) 576.8
    • bladder 596.89
    • bone 733.99
    • brain 348.89
    • cervix (postoperative) (postpartal) 622.3
      • in pregnancy or childbirth 654.6
        • causing obstructed labor 660.2
    • chorioretinal 363.30
      • disseminated 363.35
      • macular 363.32
      • peripheral 363.34
      • posterior pole NEC 363.33
    • choroid - see Cicatrix, chorioretinal
    • common duct (see also Disease, biliary) 576.8
    • congenital 757.39
    • conjunctiva 372.64
    • cornea 371.00
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 017.3 [371.05]
    • duodenum (bulb) 537.3
    • esophagus 530.3
    • eyelid 374.46
      • with
        • ectropion - see Ectropion
        • entropion - see Entropion
    • hypopharynx 478.29
    • knee, semilunar cartilage 717.5
    • lacrimal
      • canaliculi 375.53
      • duct
        • acquired 375.56
        • neonatal 375.55
      • punctum 375.52
      • sac 375.54
    • larynx 478.79
    • limbus (cystoid) 372.64
    • lung 518.89
    • macular 363.32
      • disseminated 363.35
      • peripheral 363.34
    • middle ear 385.89
    • mouth 528.9
    • muscle 728.89
    • nasolacrimal duct
      • acquired 375.56
      • neonatal 375.55
    • nasopharynx 478.29
    • palate (soft) 528.9
    • penis 607.89
    • prostate 602.8
    • rectum 569.49
    • retina 363.30
      • disseminated 363.35
      • macular 363.32
      • peripheral 363.34
      • posterior pole NEC 363.33
    • semilunar cartilage - see Derangement, meniscus
    • seminal vesicle 608.89
    • skin 709.2
      • infected 686.8
      • postinfectional 709.2
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 017.0
    • specified site NEC 709.2
    • throat 478.29
    • tongue 529.8
    • tonsil (and adenoid) 474.8
    • trachea 478.9
    • tuberculous NEC (see also Tuberculosis) 011.9
    • ureter 593.89
    • urethra 599.84
    • uterus 621.8
    • vagina 623.4
      • in pregnancy or childbirth 654.7
        • causing obstructed labor 660.2
    • vocal cord 478.5
    • wrist, constricting (annular) 709.2
  • Disfigurement (due to scar) 709.2
    • head V48.6
    • limb V49.4
    • neck V48.7
    • trunk V48.7
  • Fibrosis, fibrotic
    • skin NEC 709.2
    • submucous NEC 709.2
      • oral 528.8
      • tongue 528.8
  • Painful - see also Pain
    • scar NEC 709.2
  • Scar, scarring (see also Cicatrix) 709.2
    • adherent 709.2
    • atrophic 709.2
    • cervix
      • in pregnancy or childbirth 654.6
        • affecting fetus or newborn 763.89
        • causing obstructed labor 660.2
          • affecting fetus or newborn 763.1
    • cheloid 701.4
    • chorioretinal 363.30
      • disseminated 363.35
      • macular 363.32
      • peripheral 363.34
      • posterior pole NEC 363.33
    • choroid (see also Scar, chorioretinal) 363.30
    • compression, pericardial 423.9
    • congenital 757.39
    • conjunctiva 372.64
    • cornea 371.00
    • xerophthalmic 264.6
    • due to previous cesarean delivery, complicating pregnancy or childbirth 654.2
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.89
    • duodenal (bulb) (cap) 537.3
    • hypertrophic 701.4
    • keloid 701.4
    • labia 624.4
    • lung (base) 518.89
    • macula 363.32
      • disseminated 363.35
      • peripheral 363.34
    • muscle 728.89
    • myocardium, myocardial 412
    • painful 709.2
    • papillary muscle 429.81
    • posterior pole NEC 363.33
      • macular - see Scar, macula
    • postnecrotic (hepatic) (liver) 571.9
    • psychic V15.49
    • retina (see also Scar, chorioretinal) 363.30
    • trachea 478.9
    • uterus 621.8
      • in pregnancy or childbirth NEC 654.9
        • affecting fetus or newborn 763.89
        • from previous cesarean delivery 654.2
    • vulva 624.4

Crosswalk Information

The code 709.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
709.2 Right Arrow L90.5 Scar conditions and fibrosis of skin
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.

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