2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code E906.5 : Bite by unspecified animal

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2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code E906.5

Bite by unspecified animal

Short description: ANIMAL BITE NOS.
ICD-9-CM E906.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, E906.5 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).
E906.5 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
You are viewing the 2008 version of ICD-9-CM E906.5.
More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM E906.5: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.

Convert to ICD-10-CM: E906.5 converts approximately to:

2015/16 ICD-10-CM W55.81XA Bitten by other mammals, initial encounter

Approximate Synonyms

Bite of animal
Bite of animal (event)
Cause of injury, animal bite
Open animal bite of abdominal wall
Open animal bite of ankle
Open animal bite of buttock
Open animal bite of cheek
Open animal bite of chest wall
Open animal bite of chin
Open animal bite of ear
Open animal bite of elbow
Open animal bite of eyelid
Open animal bite of face
Open animal bite of finger
Open animal bite of foot
Open animal bite of forearm
Open animal bite of forehead
Open animal bite of great toe
Open animal bite of hand
Open animal bite of head
Open animal bite of hip
Open animal bite of jaw
Open animal bite of knee
Open animal bite of left ankle
Open animal bite of left buttock
Open animal bite of left cheek
Open animal bite of left chest wall
Open animal bite of left ear
Open animal bite of left elbow
Open animal bite of left eyelid
Open animal bite of left finger
Open animal bite of left foot
Open animal bite of left forearm
Open animal bite of left great toe
Open animal bite of left hand
Open animal bite of left hip
Open animal bite of left index finger
Open animal bite of left knee
Open animal bite of left lesser toe
Open animal bite of left little finger
Open animal bite of left lower leg
Open animal bite of left middle finger
Open animal bite of left periocular area
Open animal bite of left posterior thorax
Open animal bite of left ring finger
Open animal bite of left shoulder
Open animal bite of left thigh
Open animal bite of left thumb
Open animal bite of left toe
Open animal bite of left upper arm
Open animal bite of left wrist
Open animal bite of lesser toe
Open animal bite of lip
Open animal bite of low back
Open animal bite of lower leg
Open animal bite of neck
Open animal bite of nose
Open animal bite of pelvis
Open animal bite of periocular area
Open animal bite of posterior thorax
Open animal bite of right ankle
Open animal bite of right buttock
Open animal bite of right cheek
Open animal bite of right chest wall
Open animal bite of right ear
Open animal bite of right elbow
Open animal bite of right eyelid
Open animal bite of right finger
Open animal bite of right foot
Open animal bite of right forearm
Open animal bite of right great toe
Open animal bite of right hand
Open animal bite of right hip
Open animal bite of right index finger
Open animal bite of right knee
Open animal bite of right lesser toe
Open animal bite of right little finger
Open animal bite of right lower leg
Open animal bite of right middle finger
Open animal bite of right periocular area
Open animal bite of right posterior thorax
Open animal bite of right ring finger
Open animal bite of right shoulder
Open animal bite of right thigh
Open animal bite of right thumb
Open animal bite of right toe
Open animal bite of right upper arm
Open animal bite of right wrist
Open animal bite of scalp
Open animal bite of shoulder
Open animal bite of thigh
Open animal bite of thumb
Open animal bite of toe
Open animal bite of upper arm
Open animal bite of wrist
Open animal bite wound of neck

Applies To

Animal bite NOS

E906.4

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E906.8

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