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Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 874.8
Open wound of other and unspecified parts of neck, without mention of complication
  • Short description: Open wound of neck NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 874.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 874.8 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 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 874.8.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 874.8: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 874.8 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S11.80XA Unspecified open wound of other specified part of neck, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S11.90XA Unspecified open wound of unspecified part of neck, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Animal bite of throat
  • Animal bite wound of head and neck
  • Animal bite wound of neck
  • Avulsion of neck
  • Avulsion of tonsil
  • Complex laceration of neck
  • Cut of head and neck
  • Cut of neck
  • Cut of throat
  • Cutting own throat
  • Degloving injury of head and neck
  • Degloving injury of neck
  • Dog bite of head and neck
  • Dog bite of neck
  • Dog bite of throat
  • Fishing hook in neck
  • Gunshot wound of neck
  • Human bite of neck
  • Human bite of throat
  • Laceration of neck
  • Laceration of throat
  • Multiple open wounds of neck
  • Nail wound of head and neck
  • Nail wound of neck
  • Neck laceration
  • Neck muscle laceration
  • Neck tendon laceration
  • Needle stick injury of neck
  • Needle stick injury of throat
  • Open animal bite of neck
  • Open animal bite wound of neck
  • Open bite of neck
  • Open cat bite of neck
  • Open cat bite wound of neck
  • Open dog bite of neck
  • Open dog bite wound of neck
  • Open human bite of neck
  • Open wound of head AND/OR neck
  • Open wound of head, neck and trunk
  • Open wound of nape of neck without complication
  • Open wound of neck
  • Open wound of neck nape
  • Open wound of neck without complication
  • Open wound of supraclavicular region
  • Open wound of supraclavicular region without complication
  • Open wound of throat
  • Open wound of throat without complication
  • Open wounds involving head with neck
  • Penetrating injury to neck
  • Penetrating wound of neck
  • Puncture wound of head and neck
  • Puncture wound of neck
  • Puncture wound of throat
  • Simple laceration of neck
  • Simple laceration of tonsil
  • Stab wound of head and neck
  • Stab wound of neck
  • Stab wound of throat
Applies To
  • Nape of neck
  • Supraclavicular region
  • Throat NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 874.8:
  • Wound, open (by cutting or piercing instrument) (by firearms) (cut) (dissection) (incised) (laceration) (penetration) (perforating) (puncture) (with initial hemorrhage, not internal) 879.8
    • nape (neck) 874.8
      • complicated 874.9
      • specified part NEC 874.8
    • neck 874.8
      • complicated 874.9
      • nape 874.8
      • specified part NEC 874.8
    • supraclavicular region 874.8
    • throat 874.8
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