Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 873.64
Open wound of tongue and floor of mouth uncomplicated
  • Short description: Opn wnd tongue/mouth flr.
  • ICD-9-CM 873.64 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 873.64 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: 873.64 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S01.512A Laceration without foreign body of oral cavity, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Laceration of floor of mouth
  • Laceration of mouth floor
  • Laceration of tongue
  • Mouth floor laceration
  • Open bite of floor of mouth
  • Open bite of mouth floor
  • Open bite of tongue
  • Open wound of mouth floor
  • Open wound of mouth, floor
  • Open wound of mouth, tongue
  • Open wound of tongue
  • Puncture wound of floor of mouth
  • Puncture wound of mouth floor
  • Puncture wound of tongue
  • Tongue laceration
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 873.64:
  • Laceration - see also Wound, open, by site
    • tongue 873.64
  • Wound, open (by cutting or piercing instrument) (by firearms) (cut) (dissection) (incised) (laceration) (penetration) (perforating) (puncture) (with initial hemorrhage, not internal) 879.8
    • tongue 873.64
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