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Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 942.12
Erythema [first degree] of chest wall, excluding breast and nipple
  • Short description: 1st deg burn chest wall.
  • ICD-9-CM 942.12 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 942.12 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 942.12.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 942.12: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 942.12 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T21.11XA Burn of first degree of chest wall, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T21.51XA Corrosion of first degree of chest wall, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Burn erythema of chest wall
  • Burn of chest wall, first degree
  • First degree burn of chest wall
  • First degree chemical burn of chest wall
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 942.12:
  • Burn (acid) (cathode ray) (caustic) (chemical) (electric heating appliance) (electricity) (fire) (flame) (hot liquid or object) (irradiation) (lime) (radiation) (steam) (thermal) (x-ray) 949.0
    • chest wall (anterior) 942.02
      • with
        • trunk - see Burn, trunk, multiple sites
      • first degree 942.12
      • second degree 942.22
      • third degree 942.32
 942.11 ICD9Data.com 942.13 
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