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Specific code 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 915.9
Other and unspecified superficial injury of fingers infected
  • Short description: SUPRF INJ FINGER NEC-INF.
  • ICD-9-CM 915.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 915.9 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 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 915.9.
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915.9 can be converted using the following scenario:
Scenario 1
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S60.939A Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified thumb, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S60.949A Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified finger, initial encounter
    • With:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM L08.89 Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 915.9:
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • hair tourniquet - see also Injury, superficial, by site
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