2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 916.6
Superficial foreign body (splinter) of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without major open wound and without mention of infection
- 2015
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- ICD-9-CM 916.6 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 916.6 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
916.6 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S70.259A Superficial foreign body, unspecified hip, initial encounter
Or:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S70.359A Superficial foreign body, unspecified thigh, initial encounter
Or:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S80.859A Superficial foreign body, unspecified lower leg, initial encounter
Or:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S90.559A Superficial foreign body, unspecified ankle, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
- Superficial foreign body in left ankle
- Superficial foreign body in right ankle
- Superficial foreign body of left ankle
- Superficial foreign body of left hip
- Superficial foreign body of left knee
- Superficial foreign body of left lower leg
- Superficial foreign body of left thigh
- Superficial foreign body of right ankle
- Superficial foreign body of right hip
- Superficial foreign body of right knee
- Superficial foreign body of right lower leg
- Superficial foreign body of right thigh
