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Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 800.59
Open fracture of vault of skull without mention of intracranial injury, with concussion, unspecified
  • Short description: Op skl vlt fx-concus NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 800.59 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 800.59 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 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 800.59.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 800.59: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 800.59 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S02.0XXB Fracture of vault of skull, initial encounter for open fracture
 800.56 ICD9Data.com 800.6 
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