Specific code 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 955.9
Injury to unspecified nerve of shoulder girdle and upper limb
  • Short description: INJ NERVE SHLDR/ARM NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 955.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 955.9 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 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 955.9.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 955.9: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 955.9 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S44.90XA Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Injury of nerve at forearm level
  • Injury of nerve at hand level
  • Injury of nerve at left forearm level
  • Injury of nerve at left hand level
  • Injury of nerve at left wrist level
  • Injury of nerve at right forearm level
  • Injury of nerve at right hand level
  • Injury of nerve at right wrist level
  • Injury of nerve at wrist level
  • Injury of nerve of shoulder region
  • Injury of nerves at left upper arm level
  • Injury of nerves at right upper arm level
  • Injury of nerves at upper arm level
  • Injury of nerves left shoulder level
  • Injury of nerves right shoulder level
  • Injury to shoulder, peripheral nerve
  • Nerve injury, forearm level
  • Nerve injury, hand level
  • Nerve injury, left forearm level
  • Nerve injury, left hand level
  • Nerve injury, left shoulder level
  • Nerve injury, left upper arm level
  • Nerve injury, left wrist level
  • Nerve injury, right forearm level
  • Nerve injury, right hand level
  • Nerve injury, right shoulder level
  • Nerve injury, right upper arm level
  • Nerve injury, right wrist level
  • Nerve injury, shoulder level
  • Nerve injury, upper arm level
  • Nerve injury, wrist level
  • Traumatic neuroma in nerve of upper limb
  • Traumatic neuroma of upper limb
  • Upper limb traumatic neuroma
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 955.9:
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