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Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 848.9
Unspecified site of sprain and strain
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Sprain NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 848.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 848.9 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 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 848.9.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 848.9: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 848.9 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T14.90 Injury, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Repetitive strain injury
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 848.9:
 848.8 ICD9Data.com 850 
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