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2007 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Injury And Poisoning 800-999 > Intracranial Injury, Excluding Those With Skull Fracture 850-854 > Cerebral Laceration And Contusion 851.* >

2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 851.3

Cortex (cerebral) laceration with open intracranial wound

 On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.

The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 851.3 can be accessed here.

  • 851.3 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 851.3 contains 2 index entries
  • View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 851.* hierarchy

Index entries containing 851.3:

Injury 959.9
  • intracranial 854.0
    • contusion 851.8
      • laceration 851.8
        • cortex (cerebral) 851.2
          • with open intracranial wound 851.3
Laceration - see also Wound, open, by site
  • brain (cerebral) (membrane) (with hemorrhage) 851.8
    • cortex 851.2
      • with open intracranial wound 851.3