2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code E870.9
Accidental cut, puncture, perforation or hemorrhage during unspecified medical care
- 2014
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- Short description: Acc cut in med care NOS.
- ICD-9-CM E870.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, E870.9 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).
- E870.9 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
- You are viewing the 2014 version of ICD-9-CM E870.9.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM E870.9: 2015.
- No ICD-10-CM code(s) convert to ICD-9-CM E870.9
Approximate Synonyms
- Accidental puncture & laceration of ear and mastoid
- Accidental puncture and laceration of ear and mastoid process during procedure
- Accidental puncture and laceration of the ear and mastoid process during procedure
