2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 919.6
Superficial foreign body (splinter) of other, multiple, and unspecified sites, without major open wound and without mention of infection
- 2014
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- Short description: Superfic foreign bdy NEC.
- ICD-9-CM 919.6 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 919.6 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 919.6.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 919.6: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
919.6 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T07 Unspecified multiple injuries
Approximate Synonyms
- On examination - splinter in skin
- Splinter in skin
- Superficial fb, without major open wound
- SUPERFICIAL FB, WITHOUT MAJOR OPEN WOUND (disorder)
- Superficial foreign body
- Superficial foreign body without major open wound AND without infection
- Superficial foreign body, without major open wound
- Superficial metal foreign body
- Superficial wood splinter
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
919.6:
- Foreign body
superficial, without major open wound (see also Injury, superficial, by site) 919.6
