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Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 944.48
Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part, of multiple sites of wrist(s) and hand(s)
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Deep 3 deg brn hand-mult.
  • ICD-9-CM 944.48 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 944.48 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 944.48.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 944.48: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 944.48 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T23.399A Burn of third degree of multiple sites of unspecified wrist and hand, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T23.799A Corrosion of third degree of multiple sites of unspecified wrist and hand, initial encounter
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 944.48:
  • 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
 944.47 ICD9Data.com 944.5 
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