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2007 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Injury And Poisoning 800-999 > Open Wound Of Head, Neck, And Trunk 870-879 > Other Open Wound Of Head 873.* > 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 873.8 Other and unspecified open wound of head without complication  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 Therefore, this code may be out of date.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 873.8 can be accessed here. 873.8 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 873.8 contains 2 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 873.* hierarchy 873.8 also known as: Head NOS Index entries containing 873.8: Avulsion (traumatic) 879.8 head (intracranial) NEC - see also Injury, intracranial, with open intracranial wound external site NEC 873.8 complicated 873.9 Wound, open (by cutting or piercing instrument) (by firearms) (cut) (dissection) (incised) (laceration) (penetration) (perforating) (puncture) (with initial hemorrhage, not internal) 879.8 head NEC 873.8 with intracranial injury - see Injury, intracranial due to or associated with skull fracture - see Fracture, skull complicated 873.9 scalp - see Wound, open, scalp