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Specific code 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 860.1
Traumatic pneumothorax with open wound into thorax
  • Short description: TRAUM PNEUMOTHORAX-OPEN.
  • ICD-9-CM 860.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 860.1 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 2006 version of ICD-9-CM 860.1.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 860.1: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
860.1 can be converted using the following scenario:
Scenario 1
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S27.0XXA Traumatic pneumothorax, initial encounter
    • With:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S21.309A Unspecified open wound of unspecified front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity, initial encounter
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 860.1:
  • Hydropneumothorax 511.8
    • traumatic 860.0
      • with open wound into thorax 860.1
  • Pneumopericardium - see also Pericarditis
    • traumatic (post) (see also Pneumothorax, traumatic) 860.0
      • with open wound into thorax 860.1
  • Pneumothorax (acute) (chronic) 512.8
    • traumatic 860.0
      • with
        • hemothorax 860.4
          • with open wound into thorax 860.5
        • open wound into thorax 860.1
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