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Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 879.0
Open wound of breast, without mention of complication
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Open wound of breast.
  • ICD-9-CM 879.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 879.0 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 879.0.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 879.0: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 879.0 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S21.009A Unspecified open wound of unspecified breast, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Breast laceration
  • Laceration of breast
  • Laceration of left breast
  • Laceration of right breast
  • Left breast laceration
  • Open bite of breast
  • Open bite of left breast
  • Open bite of right breast
  • Open wound of breast
  • Open wound of left breast
  • Open wound of right breast
  • Open wound of the right breast
  • Partial traumatic amputation of left breast
  • Partial traumatic amputation of right breast
  • Partial traumatic left breast amputation
  • Partial traumatic right breast amputation
  • Puncture wound of breast
  • Puncture wound of left breast
  • Puncture wound of right breast
  • Right breast laceration
  • Traumatic amputation of left breast
  • Traumatic amputation of right breast
  • Traumatic left breast amputation
  • Traumatic right breast amputation
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 879.0:
  • Wound, open (by cutting or piercing instrument) (by firearms) (cut) (dissection) (incised) (laceration) (penetration) (perforating) (puncture) (with initial hemorrhage, not internal) 879.8
    • breast 879.0
 879 ICD9Data.com 879.1 
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