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Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 928.21
Crushing injury of ankle
  • Short description: CRUSHING INJURY ANKLE.
  • ICD-9-CM 928.21 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 928.21 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).
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Convert to ICD-10-CM: 928.21 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S97.00XA Crushing injury of unspecified ankle, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Crush injury of left ankle
  • Crush injury of right ankle
  • Crushing injury of left ankle
  • Crushing injury of right ankle
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 928.21:
  • Crush, crushed, crushing (injury) 929.9
    • ankle 928.21
      • with other parts of foot 928.20
 928.20 ICD9Data.com 928.3 
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