2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 913.5
Insect bite, nonvenomous, of elbow, forearm, and wrist, infected
- Short description: Insect bite forearm-inf.
- ICD-9-CM 913.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 913.5 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).
- You are viewing the 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 913.5.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 913.5: 2013 2014 2015.
913.5 can be converted using the following scenario:
Scenario 1
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S50.369A Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified elbow, initial encounter
Or:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S50.869A Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified forearm, initial encounter
Or:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S60.869A Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified wrist, initial encounter
With:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM L08.89 Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Approximate Synonyms
- Nonvenomous insect bite of left elbow, w infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of left elbow, with infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of left forearm, w infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of left forearm, with infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of left wrist with infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of left wrist, w infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of left wrist, with infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of right elbow, w infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of right elbow, with infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of right forearm, w infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of right forearm, with infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of right wrist with infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of right wrist, w infection
- Nonvenomous insect bite of right wrist, with infection
