2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 959.3 : Other and unspecified injury to elbow forearm and wrist

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2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 959.3

Other and unspecified injury to elbow forearm and wrist

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. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
You are viewing the 2007 version of ICD-9-CM 959.3.
More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 959.3: 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.

Convert to ICD-10-CM: 959.3 converts approximately to:

2015/16 ICD-10-CM S59.809A Other specified injuries of unspecified elbow, initial encounter
Or:
2015/16 ICD-10-CM S59.819A Other specified injuries unspecified forearm, initial encounter
Or:
2015/16 ICD-10-CM S59.909A Unspecified injury of unspecified elbow, initial encounter
Or:
2015/16 ICD-10-CM S59.919A Unspecified injury of unspecified forearm, initial encounter
Or:
2015/16 ICD-10-CM S69.80XA Other specified injuries of unspecified wrist, hand and finger(s), initial encounter
Or:
2015/16 ICD-10-CM S69.90XA Unspecified injury of unspecified wrist, hand and finger(s), initial encounter

Approximate Synonyms

Bowstringing of tendon, wrist or hand
Compartment syndrome of upper limb
Complete division, both flexor tendons
Complete division, flexor digitorum superficialis tendon
Foreign body left in elbow
Foreign body left in wrist
Injury of elbow
Injury of extensor or abductor muscles and tendons of thumb at forearm level
Injury of forearm
Injury of multiple muscles and tendons at forearm level
Injury of muscle and tendon at forearm level
Injury of wrist
Left elbow injury
Left finger extensor injury
Left finger extensor injury, forearm level
Left finger flexor injury
Left finger flexor injury, forearm level
Left forearm injury
Left index finger extensor injury
Left index finger extensor injury, forearm level
Left index finger flexor injury
Left index finger flexor injury, forearm level
Left little finger extensor injury
Left little finger extensor injury, forearm level
Left little finger flexor injury
Left little finger flexor injury, forearm level
Left middle finger extensor injury
Left middle finger extensor injury, forearm level
Left middle finger flexor injury
Left middle finger flexor injury, forearm level
Left ring finger extensor injury
Left ring finger extensor injury, forearm level
Left ring finger flexor injury
Left ring finger flexor injury, forearm level
Left thumb extensor injury
Left thumb extensor injury, forearm level
Left thumb flexor injury
Left thumb flexor injury, forearm level
Left wrist extensor injury
Left wrist extensor injury, forearm level
Left wrist extensor tendon injury
Left wrist extensor tendon injury, wrist level
Left wrist flexor injury
Left wrist flexor injury, forearm level
Left wrist flexor tendon injury
Left wrist flexor tendon injury, wrist level
Left wrist injury
Massive multi tissue damage lower arm
Metal foreign body in elbow
Metal foreign body in forearm
Metal foreign body in wrist
Pellet wound of elbow
Pellet wound of forearm
Pellet wound of wrist
Right elbow injury
Right finger extensor injury
Right finger extensor injury, forearm level
Right finger flexor injury
Right finger flexor injury, forearm level
Right forearm injury
Right index finger extensor injury
Right index finger extensor injury, forearm level
Right index finger flexor injury
Right index finger flexor injury, forearm level
Right little finger extensor injury
Right little finger extensor injury, forearm level
Right little finger flexor injury
Right little finger flexor injury, forearm level
Right middle finger extensor injury
Right middle finger extensor injury, forearm level
Right middle finger flexor injury
Right middle finger flexor injury, forearm level
Right ring finger extensor injury
Right ring finger extensor injury, forearm level
Right ring finger flexor injury
Right ring finger flexor injury, forearm level
Right thumb extensor injury
Right thumb extensor injury, forearm level
Right thumb flexor injury
Right thumb flexor injury, forearm level
Right wrist extensor injury
Right wrist extensor injury, forearm level
Right wrist extensor tendon injury
Right wrist extensor tendon injury, wrist level
Right wrist flexor injury
Right wrist flexor injury, forearm level
Right wrist flexor tendon injury
Right wrist flexor tendon injury, wrist level
Right wrist injury
Severe multi tissue damage lower arm
Traumatic division of wrist ligament
Triangular fibrocartilage tear

ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 959.3:

Injury 959.9
- elbow (and forearm) (and wrist) 959.3
- forearm (and elbow) (and wrist) 959.3
- wrist (and elbow) (and forearm) 959.3

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