2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 916.5
Insect bite, nonvenomous of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, infected
- 2015
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- ICD-9-CM 916.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 916.5 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).
916.5 can be converted using the following scenario:
Scenario 1
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S70.269A Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified hip, initial encounter
Or:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S70.369A Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified thigh, initial encounter
Or:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S80.269A Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified knee, initial encounter
Or:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S80.869A Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified lower leg, initial encounter
Or:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S90.569A Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified ankle, initial encounter
With:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM L08.89 Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Approximate Synonyms
- Nonvenomous insect bite of left ankle with infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of left ankle, w infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of left ankle, with infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of left hip with infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of left hip, w infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of left hip, with infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of left knee with infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of left knee, w infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of left knee, with infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of left lower leg with infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of left lower leg, w infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of left lower leg, with infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of left thigh with infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of left thigh, w infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of left thigh, with infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of right ankle with infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of right ankle, w infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of right ankle, with infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of right hip with infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of right hip, w infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of right hip, with infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of right knee with infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of right knee, w infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of right knee, with infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of right lower leg with infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of right lower leg, w infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of right lower leg, with infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of right thigh with infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of right thigh, w infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of right thigh, with infection
