2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 879.8 : Open wound(s) (multiple) of unspecified site(s) without complication

Free ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes Lookup > 2008 > Injury And Poisoning 800-999 > Open Wound Of Head, Neck, And Trunk 870-879 > Open wound of other and unspecified sites except limbs 879.* >

2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 879.8

Open wound(s) (multiple) of unspecified site(s) without complication

879.7

879.9

879.8 is a billable ICD-9-CM medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
Newer versions of 879.8: 2009 2010

Also applicable to/known as Click to expand

ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index Entries That Refer To 879.8 Click to expand

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
- complete 874.9
- external site NEC 873.8
  - complicated 873.9
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
- complicated 873.73

Wound, open (by cutting or piercing instrument) (by firearms) (cut) (dissection) (incised) (laceration) (penetration) (perforating) (puncture) (with initial hemorrhage, not internal)

879.8

abdomen, abdominal (external) (muscle) 879.2
- complicated 879.3
- wall (anterior) 879.2
  - complicated 879.3
  - lateral 879.4
    - complicated 879.5
alveolar (process) 873.62
- complicated 873.72
ankle 891.0
- with tendon involvement 891.2
- complicated 891.1
anterior chamber, eye (see also Wound, open, intraocular) 871.9
anus 879.6
- complicated 879.7
arm 884.0
- with tendon involvement 884.2
- complicated 884.1
- forearm 881.00
  - with tendon involvement 881.20
  - complicated 881.10
- multiple sites - see Wound, open, multiple, upper limb
- upper 880.03
  - with tendon involvement 880.23
  - complicated 880.13
  - multiple sites (with axillary or shoulder regions) 880.09
    - with tendon involvement 880.29
    - complicated 880.19
artery - see Injury, blood vessel, by site
auditory
- canal (external) (meatus) 872.02
  - complicated 872.12
- ossicles (incus) (malleus) (stapes) 872.62
  - complicated 872.72
auricle, ear 872.01
- complicated 872.11
axilla 880.02
- with tendon involvement 880.22
- complicated 880.12
  - with tendon involvement 880.29
- involving other sites of upper arm 880.09
  - complicated 880.19
back 876.0
- complicated 876.1
bladder - see Injury, internal, bladder
blood vessel - see Injury, blood vessel, by site
brain - see Injury, intracranial, with open intracranial wound
breast 879.0
- complicated 879.1
brow 873.42
- complicated 873.52
buccal mucosa 873.61
- complicated 873.71
buttock 877.0
- complicated 877.1
calf 891.0
- with tendon involvement 891.2
- complicated 891.1
canaliculus lacrimalis 870.8
- with laceration of eyelid 870.2
canthus, eye 870.8
- laceration - see Laceration, eyelid
cavernous sinus - see Injury, intracranial
cerebellum - see Injury, intracranial
cervical esophagus 874.4
- complicated 874.5
cervix - see Injury, internal, cervix
cheek(s) (external) 873.41
- complicated 873.51
- internal 873.61
  - complicated 873.71
chest (wall) (external) 875.0
- complicated 875.1
chin 873.44
- complicated 873.54
choroid 363.63
ciliary body (eye) (see also Wound, open, intraocular) 871.9
clitoris 878.8
- complicated 878.9
cochlea 872.64
- complicated 872.74
complicated 879.9
conjunctiva - see Wound, open, intraocular
cornea (nonpenetrating) (see also Wound, open, intraocular) 871.9
costal region 875.0
- complicated 875.1
Descemet's membrane (see also Wound, open, intraocular) 871.9
digit(s)
- foot 893.0
  - with tendon involvement 893.2
  - complicated 893.1
- hand 883.0
  - with tendon involvement 883.2
  - complicated 883.1
drumhead, ear 872.61
- complicated 872.71
ear 872.8
- canal 872.02
  - complicated 872.12
- complicated 872.9
- drum 872.61
  - complicated 872.71
- external 872.00
  - complicated 872.10
- multiple sites 872.69
  - complicated 872.79
- ossicles (incus) (malleus) (stapes) 872.62
  - complicated 872.72
- specified part NEC 872.69
  - complicated 872.79
elbow 881.01
- with tendon involvement 881.21
- complicated 881.11
epididymis 878.2
- complicated 878.3
epigastric region 879.2
- complicated 879.3
epiglottis 874.01
- complicated 874.11
esophagus (cervical) 874.4
- complicated 874.5
- thoracic - see Injury, internal, esophagus
Eustachian tube 872.63
- complicated 872.73
extremity
- lower (multiple) NEC 894.0
  - with tendon involvement 894.2
  - complicated 894.1
- upper (multiple) NEC 884.0
  - with tendon involvement 884.2
  - complicated 884.1
eye(s) (globe) - see Wound, open, intraocular
eyeball NEC 871.9
- laceration (see also Laceration, eyeball) 871.4
- penetrating (see also Penetrating wound, eyeball) 871.7
eyebrow 873.42
- complicated 873.52
eyelid NEC 870.8
- laceration - see Laceration, eyelid
face 873.40
- complicated 873.50
- multiple sites 873.49
  - complicated 873.59
- specified part NEC 873.49
  - complicated 873.59
fallopian tube - see Injury, internal, fallopian tube
finger(s) (nail) (subungual) 883.0
- with tendon involvement 883.2
- complicated 883.1
flank 879.4
- complicated 879.5
foot (any part, except toe(s) alone) 892.0
- with tendon involvement 892.2
- complicated 892.1
forearm 881.00
- with tendon involvement 881.20
- complicated 881.10
forehead 873.42
- complicated 873.52
genital organs (external) NEC 878.8
- complicated 878.9
- internal - see Injury, internal, by site
globe (eye) (see also Wound, open, eyeball) 871.9
groin 879.4
- complicated 879.5
gum(s) 873.62
- complicated 873.72
hand (except finger(s) alone) 882.0
- with tendon involvement 882.2
- complicated 882.1
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
heel 892.0
- with tendon involvement 892.2
- complicated 892.1
high-velocity (grease gun) - see Wound, open, complicated, by site
hip 890.0
- with tendon involvement 890.2
- complicated 890.1
hymen 878.6
- complicated 878.7
hypochondrium 879.4
- complicated 879.5
hypogastric region 879.2
- complicated 879.3
iliac (region) 879.4
- complicated 879.5
incidental to
- dislocation - see Dislocation, open, by site
- fracture - see Fracture, open, by site
- intracranial injury - see Injury, intracranial, with open intracranial wound
- nerve injury - see Injury, nerve, by site
inguinal region 879.4
- complicated 879.5
instep 892.0
- with tendon involvement 892.2
- complicated 892.1
interscapular region 876.0
- complicated 876.1
intracranial - see Injury, intracranial, with open intracranial wound
intraocular 871.9
- with
  - partial loss (of intraocular tissue) 871.2
  - prolapse or exposure (of intraocular tissue) 871.1
- laceration (see also Laceration, eyeball) 871.4
- penetrating 871.7
  - with foreign body (nonmagnetic) 871.6
    - magnetic 871.5
- without prolapse (of intraocular tissue) 871.0
iris (see also Wound, open, eyeball) 871.9
jaw (fracture not involved) 873.44
- with fracture - see Fracture, jaw
- complicated 873.54
knee 891.0
- with tendon involvement 891.2
- complicated 891.1
labium (majus) (minus) 878.4
- complicated 878.5
lacrimal apparatus, gland, or sac 870.8
- with laceration of eyelid 870.2
larynx 874.01
- with trachea 874.00
  - complicated 874.10
- complicated 874.11
leg (multiple) 891.0
- with tendon involvement 891.2
- complicated 891.1
- lower 891.0
  - with tendon involvement 891.2
  - complicated 891.1
- thigh 890.0
  - with tendon involvement 890.2
  - complicated 890.1
- upper 890.0
  - with tendon involvement 890.2
  - complicated 890.1
lens (eye) (alone) (see also Cataract, traumatic) 366.20
- with involvement of other eye structures - see Wound, open, eyeball
limb
- lower (multiple) NEC 894.0
  - with tendon involvement 894.2
  - complicated 894.1
- upper (multiple) NEC 884.0
  - with tendon involvement 884.2
  - complicated 884.1
lip 873.43
- complicated 873.53
loin 876.0
- complicated 876.1
lumbar region 876.0
- complicated 876.1
malar region 873.41
- complicated 873.51
mastoid region 873.49
- complicated 873.59
mediastinum - see Injury, internal, mediastinum
midthoracic region 875.0
- complicated 875.1
mouth 873.60
- complicated 873.70
- floor 873.64
  - complicated 873.74
- multiple sites 873.69
  - complicated 873.79
- specified site NEC 873.69
  - complicated 873.79
multiple, unspecified site(s) 879.8
- complicated 879.9
- lower limb(s) (one or both) (sites classifiable to more than one three-digit category in 890-893) 894.0
  - with tendon involvement 894.2
  - complicated 894.1
- upper limb(s) (one or both) (sites classifiable to more than one three-digit category in 880-883) 884.0
  - with tendon involvement 884.2
  - complicated 884.1
muscle - see Sprain, by site
nail
- finger(s) 883.0
  - complicated 883.1
- thumb 883.0
  - complicated 883.1
- toe(s) 893.0
  - complicated 893.1
nape (neck) 874.8
- complicated 874.9
- specified part NEC 874.8
  - complicated 874.9
nasal - see also Wound, open, nose
- cavity 873.22
  - complicated 873.32
- septum 873.21
  - complicated 873.31
- sinuses 873.23
  - complicated 873.33
nasopharynx 873.22
- complicated 873.32
neck 874.8
- complicated 874.9
- nape 874.8
  - complicated 874.9
- specified part NEC 874.8
  - complicated 874.9
nerve - see Injury, nerve, by site
non-healing surgical 998.83
nose 873.20
- complicated 873.30
- multiple sites 873.29
  - complicated 873.39
- septum 873.21
  - complicated 873.31
- sinuses 873.23
  - complicated 873.33
occipital region - see Wound, open, scalp
ocular NEC 871.9
- adnexa 870.9
  - specified region NEC 870.8
- laceration (see also Laceration, ocular) 871.4
- muscle (extraocular) 870.3
  - with foreign body 870.4
  - eyelid 870.1
  - intraocular - see Wound, open, eyeball
- penetrating (see also Penetrating wound, ocular) 871.7
orbit 870.8
- penetrating 870.3
  - with foreign body 870.4
orbital region 870.9
ovary - see Injury, internal, pelvic organs
palate 873.65
- complicated 873.75
palm 882.0
- with tendon involvement 882.2
- complicated 882.1
parathyroid (gland) 874.2
- complicated 874.3
parietal region - see Wound, open, scalp
pelvic floor or region 879.6
- complicated 879.7
penis 878.0
- complicated 878.1
perineum 879.6
- complicated 879.7
periocular area 870.8
- laceration of skin 870.0
pharynx 874.4
- complicated 874.5
pinna 872.01
- complicated 872.11
popliteal space 891.0
- with tendon involvement 891.2
- complicated 891.1
prepuce 878.0
- complicated 878.1
pubic region 879.2
- complicated 879.3
pudenda 878.8
- complicated 878.9
rectovaginal septum 878.8
- complicated 878.9
sacral region 877.0
- complicated 877.1
sacroiliac region 877.0
- complicated 877.1
salivary (ducts) (glands) 873.69
- complicated 873.79
scalp 873.0
- complicated 873.1
scalpel, fetus or newborn 767.8
scapular region 880.01
- with tendon involvement 880.21
- complicated 880.11
- involving other sites of upper arm 880.09
  - with tendon involvement 880.29
  - complicated 880.19
sclera (see also Wound, open, intraocular) 871.9
scrotum 878.2
- complicated 878.3
seminal vesicle - see Injury, internal, pelvic organs
shin 891.0
- with tendon involvement 891.2
- complicated 891.1
shoulder 880.00
- with tendon involvement 880.20
- complicated 880.10
- involving other sites of upper arm 880.09
  - with tendon involvement 880.29
  - complicated 880.19
skin NEC 879.8
- complicated 879.9
skull - see also Injury, intracranial, with open intracranial wound
- with skull fracture - see Fracture, skull
spermatic cord (scrotal) 878.2
- complicated 878.3
- pelvic region - see Injury, internal, spermatic cord
spinal cord - see Injury, spinal
sternal region 875.0
- complicated 875.1
subconjunctival - see Wound, open, intraocular
subcutaneous NEC 879.8
- complicated 879.9
submaxillary region 873.44
- complicated 873.54
submental region 873.44
- complicated 873.54
subungual
- finger(s) (thumb) - see Wound, open, finger
- toe(s) - see Wound, open, toe
supraclavicular region 874.8
- complicated 874.9
supraorbital 873.42
- complicated 873.52
surgical, non-healing 998.83
temple 873.49
- complicated 873.59
temporal region 873.49
- complicated 873.59
testis 878.2
- complicated 878.3
thigh 890.0
- with tendon involvement 890.2
- complicated 890.1
thorax, thoracic (external) 875.0
- complicated 875.1
throat 874.8
- complicated 874.9
thumb (nail) (subungual) 883.0
- with tendon involvement 883.2
- complicated 883.1
thyroid (gland) 874.2
- complicated 874.3
toe(s) (nail) (subungual) 893.0
- with tendon involvement 893.2
- complicated 893.1
tongue 873.64
- complicated 873.74
tonsil - see Wound, open, neck
trachea (cervical region) 874.02
- with larynx 874.00
  - complicated 874.10
- complicated 874.12
- intrathoracic - see Injury, internal, trachea
trunk (multiple) NEC 879.6
- complicated 879.7
- specified site NEC 879.6
  - complicated 879.7
tunica vaginalis 878.2
- complicated 878.3
tympanic membrane 872.61
- complicated 872.71
tympanum 872.61
- complicated 872.71
umbilical region 879.2
- complicated 879.3
ureter - see Injury, internal, ureter
urethra - see Injury, internal, urethra
uterus - see Injury, internal, uterus
uvula 873.69
- complicated 873.79
vagina 878.6
- complicated 878.7
vas deferens - see Injury, internal, vas deferens
vitreous (humor) 871.2
vulva 878.4
- complicated 878.5
wrist 881.02
- with tendon involvement 881.22
- complicated 881.12

New to the world of medical coding? ICD-9-CM codes are used throughout the healthcare industry to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. CPT codes are used to describe medical and surgical services performed by healthcare providers. ICD-9-CM codes and CPT codes are inherently related, as the diagnosis (ICD-9-CM code) must support the procedure (CPT code). All Medicare claims require a valid ICD-9-CM diagnosis code and a CPT procedure code in order to be reimbursed. Turn to ICD9Data.com as your free searchable ICD-9-CM code lookup source... and for everything related to diagnosis coding.