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Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 878.8
Open wound of other and unspecified parts of genital organs without complication
  • Short description: Open wound genital NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 878.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 878.8 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).
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  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 878.8: 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 878.8 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S31.501A Unspecified open wound of unspecified external genital organs, male, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S31.502A Unspecified open wound of unspecified external genital organs, female, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Animal bite of genitalia
  • Cut of genitalia
  • Degloving injury of genitalia
  • Dog bite of genitalia
  • External genital organ laceration, female
  • External genital organ laceration, male
  • Female genital cutting
  • Fishing hook in genitalia
  • Fishing hook in groin
  • Human bite of genitalia
  • Laceration of external female genital organs
  • Laceration of external male genital organs
  • Needle stick injury of genitalia
  • Open bite of external female genital organs
  • Open bite of external genital organs, female
  • Open bite of external genital organs, male
  • Open bite of external male genital organs
  • Open wound of external female genital organs
  • Open wound of external genital organs
  • Open wound of external genital organs without complication
  • Open wound of external genital organs, female
  • Open wound of external genital organs, male
  • Open wound of external male genital organs
  • Partial traumatic amputation of female genital organ
  • Partial traumatic female genital organ amputation
  • Puncture wound of external female genital organs
  • Puncture wound of external genital organs, female
  • Puncture wound of external genital organs, male
  • Puncture wound of external male genital organs
  • Stab wound of genitalia
  • Traumatic amputation of external genital organs
  • Traumatic amputation of female genital organ
  • Traumatic amputation of testis
  • Traumatic female genital organ amputation
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 878.8:
  • Amputation
    • genital organ(s) (external) NEC 878.8
  • Wound, open (by cutting or piercing instrument) (by firearms) (cut) (dissection) (incised) (laceration) (penetration) (perforating) (puncture) (with initial hemorrhage, not internal) 879.8
    • clitoris 878.8
    • genital organs (external) NEC 878.8
      • complicated 878.9
      • internal - see Injury, internal, by site
    • pudenda 878.8
    • rectovaginal septum 878.8
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