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Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 945.25
Blisters, epidermal loss [second degree] of knee
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: 2nd deg burn knee.
  • ICD-9-CM 945.25 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 945.25 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 945.25.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 945.25: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 945.25 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T24.229A Burn of second degree of unspecified knee, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T24.629A Corrosion of second degree of unspecified knee, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Second degree burn of left knee
  • Second degree burn of right knee
  • Second degree chemical burn of left knee
  • Second degree chemical burn of right knee
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 945.25:
  • 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
    • knee 945.05
      • with
        • lower limb(s) - see Burn, leg, multiple sites
      • first degree 945.15
      • second degree 945.25
      • third degree 945.35
 945.24 ICD9Data.com 945.26 
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