Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 911.8
Other and unspecified superficial injury of trunk without infection
  • Short description: SUPERFIC INJ TRUNK NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 911.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 911.8 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 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 911.8.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 911.8: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 911.8 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S20.109A Unspecified superficial injuries of breast, unspecified breast, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S20.90XA Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified parts of thorax, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S30.91XA Unspecified superficial injury of lower back and pelvis, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S30.92XA Unspecified superficial injury of abdominal wall, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S30.96XA Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified external genital organs, male, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S30.97XA Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified external genital organs, female, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S30.98XA Unspecified superficial injury of anus, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Multiple superficial injuries of abdomen, lower back and pelvis
  • Multiple superficial injuries of thorax
  • Scratch of abdomen
  • Scratch of back
  • Scratch of breast
  • Scratch of buttock
  • Scratch of chest
  • Scratch of female perineum
  • Scratch of genitalia
  • Scratch of groin
  • Scratch of pelvic region
  • Scratch of perineum
  • Scratch of trunk
  • Superficial injury of abdominal wall
  • Superficial injury of abdominal wall without infection
  • Superficial injury of anus
  • Superficial injury of anus without infection
  • Superficial injury of back
  • Superficial injury of back without infection
  • Superficial injury of breast
  • Superficial injury of breast without infection
  • Superficial injury of buttock
  • Superficial injury of buttock without infection
  • Superficial injury of chest
  • Superficial injury of chest wall
  • Superficial injury of chest wall without infection
  • Superficial injury of female genital organ
  • Superficial injury of flank without infection
  • Superficial injury of genitalia
  • Superficial injury of groin
  • Superficial injury of groin without infection
  • Superficial injury of interscapular region without infection
  • Superficial injury of left breast
  • Superficial injury of left chest wall
  • Superficial injury of left posterior thorax
  • Superficial injury of low back
  • Superficial injury of male genital organ
  • Superficial injury of pelvic region
  • Superficial injury of pelvis
  • Superficial injury of penis
  • Superficial injury of penis without infection
  • Superficial injury of perineum
  • Superficial injury of perineum without infection
  • Superficial injury of posterior thorax
  • Superficial injury of right breast
  • Superficial injury of right chest wall
  • Superficial injury of right posterior thorax
  • Superficial injury of sacrum
  • Superficial injury of scrotum
  • Superficial injury of scrotum without infection
  • Superficial injury of testis without infection
  • Superficial injury of trunk
  • Superficial injury of trunk without infection
  • Superficial injury of vagina
  • Superficial injury of vagina without infection
  • Superficial injury of vulva
  • Superficial injury of vulva without infection
  • Superficial laceration of chest wall
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 911.8:
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • hair tourniquet - see also Injury, superficial, by site
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