Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 916.4
Insect bite, nonvenomous, of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without mention of infection
  • Short description: Insect bite hip & leg.
  • ICD-9-CM 916.4 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 916.4 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 916.4.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 916.4: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 916.4 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S70.269A Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified hip, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S70.369A Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified thigh, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S80.869A Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified lower leg, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S90.569A Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified ankle, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Nonvenomous insect bite of left ankle
  • Nonvenomous insect bite of left hip
  • Nonvenomous insect bite of left knee
  • Nonvenomous insect bite of left lower leg
  • Nonvenomous insect bite of left thigh
  • Nonvenomous insect bite of right ankle
  • Nonvenomous insect bite of right hip
  • Nonvenomous insect bite of right knee
  • Nonvenomous insect bite of right lower leg
  • Nonvenomous insect bite of right thigh
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