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Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 916.9
Other and unspecified superficial injury of hip thigh leg and ankle infected
  • Short description: Superf inj leg NEC-infec.
  • ICD-9-CM 916.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 916.9 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 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 916.9.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 916.9: 2012 2013 2014 2015.
916.9 can be converted using the following scenario:
Scenario 1
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S70.919A Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified hip, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S70.929A Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified thigh, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S80.919A Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified knee, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S80.929A Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified lower leg, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S90.919A Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified ankle, initial encounter
    • With:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM L08.89 Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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