2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 913.6
Superficial foreign body (splinter) of elbow, forearm, and wrist, without major open wound and without mention of infection
- Short description: Foreign body forearm.
- ICD-9-CM 913.6 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 913.6 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 913.6.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 913.6: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
913.6 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S50.359A Superficial foreign body of unspecified elbow, initial encounter
Or:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S50.859A Superficial foreign body of unspecified forearm, initial encounter
Or:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S60.859A Superficial foreign body of unspecified wrist, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
- Foreign body in forearm
- Foreign body of skin of elbow
- Foreign body of skin of forearm
- Foreign body of skin of wrist
- Glass in elbow
- Glass in forearm
- Glass in upper limb
- Glass in wrist
- Splinter in arm
- Splinter of elbow, without major open wound
- Splinter of forearm, without major open wound
- Splinter of wrist, without major open wound
- Superficial foreign body of elbow without major open wound AND without infection
- Superficial foreign body of forearm without major open wound AND without infection
- Superficial foreign body of left elbow
- Superficial foreign body of left forearm
- Superficial foreign body of left wrist
- Superficial foreign body of right elbow
- Superficial foreign body of right forearm
- Superficial foreign body of right wrist
- Superficial foreign body of wrist without major open wound AND without infection
- Wood splinter in elbow
- Wood splinter in forearm
- Wood splinter in wrist
