2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 913.3
Blister of elbow, forearm, and wrist, infected
- 2014
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- Short description: Blister forearm-infected.
- ICD-9-CM 913.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 913.3 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 913.3.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 913.3: 2015.
913.3 can be converted using the following scenario:
Scenario 1
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S50.329A Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified elbow, initial encounter
Or:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S50.829A Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified forearm, initial encounter
Or:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S60.829A Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified wrist, initial encounter
With:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM L08.89 Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Approximate Synonyms
- Blister of elbow with infection
- Blister of forearm with infection
- Blister of wrist with infection
- Left elbow blister, w infection
- Left elbow blister, with infection
- Left forearm blister, w infection
- Left forearm blister, with infection
- Left wrist blister with infection
- Left wrist blister, w infection
- Left wrist blister, with infection
- Right elbow blister, w infection
- Right elbow blister, with infection
- Right forearm blister, w infection
- Right forearm blister, with infection
- Right wrist blister with infection
- Right wrist blister, w infection
- Right wrist blister, with infection
- Traumatic blister of elbow, infected
- Traumatic blister of forearm, infected
- Traumatic blister of wrist, infected
