Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 860.5
Traumatic pneumohemothorax with open wound into thorax
  • Short description: Traum pneumohemothor-opn.
  • ICD-9-CM 860.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 860.5 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 860.5: 2013 2014 2015.
860.5 can be converted using the following scenario:
Scenario 1
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S27.2XXA Traumatic hemopneumothorax, initial encounter
  • With:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S21.309A Unspecified open wound of unspecified front wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity, initial encounter
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 860.5:
  • Hemopneumothorax (see also Hemothorax) 511.89
    • traumatic 860.4
      • with open wound into thorax 860.5
  • Hemothorax 511.89
    • traumatic 860.2
      • with
        • open wound into thorax 860.3
        • pneumothorax 860.4
          • with open wound into thorax 860.5
  • Pneumohemothorax (see also Hemothorax) 511.89
    • traumatic 860.4
      • with open wound into thorax 860.5
  • Pneumothorax 512.89
    • traumatic 860.0
      • with
        • hemothorax 860.4
          • with open wound into thorax 860.5
        • open wound into thorax 860.1
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