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Specific code 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 814.18
Open fracture of hamate (unciform) bone of wrist
  • Short description: FX HAMATE BONE-OPEN.
  • ICD-9-CM 814.18 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 814.18 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 2007 version of ICD-9-CM 814.18.
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Convert to ICD-10-CM: 814.18 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S62.143B Displaced fracture of body of hamate [unciform] bone, unspecified wrist, initial encounter for open fracture
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S62.146B Nondisplaced fracture of body of hamate [unciform] bone, unspecified wrist, initial encounter for open fracture
Approximate Synonyms
  • Open fracture of hamate bone of left wrist
  • Open fracture of hamate bone of right wrist
  • Open left hamate (hand bone) fracture
  • Open left hamate Fx
  • Open right hamate (hand bone) fracture
  • Open right hamate Fx
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 814.18:
  • Fracture (abduction) (adduction) (avulsion) (compression) (crush) (dislocation) (oblique) (separation) (closed) 829.0
    • hamate (closed) 814.08
      • open 814.18
    • unciform (closed) 814.08
      • open 814.18
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