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2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 879.8

Open wound(s) (multiple) of unspecified site(s) 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 Therefore, this code may be out of date.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 879.8 can be accessed here.

  • 879.8 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 879.8 contains 5 index entries
  • View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 879.* hierarchy

879.8 also known as:

  • Multiple open wounds NOS
  • Open wound NOS

Index entries containing 879.8:

Avulsion (traumatic) 879.8
  • blood vessel - see Injury, blood vessel, by site
  • cartilage - see also Dislocation, by site
    • knee, current (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2
    • symphyseal (inner), complicating delivery 665.6
  • complicated 879.9
  • diaphragm - see Injury, internal, diaphragm
  • ear - see Wound, open, ear
  • epiphysis of bone - see Fracture, by site
  • external site other than limb - see Wound, open, by site
  • eye 871.3
  • fingernail - see Wound, open, finger
  • fracture - see Fracture, by site
  • genital organs, external - see Wound, open, genital organs
  • head (intracranial) NEC - see also Injury, intracranial, with open intracranial wound
  • internal organ or site - see Injury, internal, by site
  • joint - see also Dislocation, by site
    • capsule - see Sprain, by site
  • ligament - see Sprain, by site
  • limb - see also Amputation, traumatic, by site
    • skin and subcutaneous tissue - see Wound, open, by site
  • muscle - see Sprain, by site
  • nerve (root) - see Injury, nerve, by site
  • scalp - see Wound, open, scalp
  • skin and subcutaneous tissue - see Wound, open, by site
  • symphyseal cartilage (inner), complicating delivery 665.6
  • tendon - see also Sprain, by site
    • with open wound - see Wound, open, by site
  • toenail - see Wound, open, toe(s)
  • tooth 873.63
Wound, open (by cutting or piercing instrument) (by firearms) (cut) (dissection) (incised) (laceration) (penetration) (perforating) (puncture) (with initial hemorrhage, not internal) 879.8