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Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 944.30
Full-thickness skin loss [third degree, not otherwise specified] of hand, unspecified site
  • Short description: 3rd deg burn hand NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 944.30 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 944.30 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 944.30.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 944.30: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 944.30 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T23.309A Burn of third degree of unspecified hand, unspecified site, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T23.709A Corrosion of third degree of unspecified hand, unspecified site, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Third degree burn of left hand
  • Third degree burn of right hand
  • Third degree chemical burn of left hand
  • Third degree chemical burn of right hand
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 944.30:
  • 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
 944.3 ICD9Data.com 944.31 
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