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Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 912.4
Insect bite, nonvenomous of shoulder and upper arm, without mention of infection
  • Short description: Insect bite shoulder/arm.
  • ICD-9-CM 912.4 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 912.4 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 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 912.4.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 912.4: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 912.4 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S40.269A Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified shoulder, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S40.869A Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified upper arm, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Nonvenomous insect bite of left axilla
  • Nonvenomous insect bite of left shoulder
  • Nonvenomous insect bite of left upper arm
  • Nonvenomous insect bite of right axilla
  • Nonvenomous insect bite of right shoulder
  • Nonvenomous insect bite of right upper arm
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