Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 959.09
Injury of face and neck
  • Short description: Face & neck injury.
  • ICD-9-CM 959.09 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 959.09 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 959.09.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 959.09: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 959.09 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S09.93XA Unspecified injury of face, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S19.9XXA Unspecified injury of neck, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Face injury
  • Injury of face
  • Injury of larynx
  • Injury of left ear
  • Injury of mandible
  • Injury of mouth
  • Injury of neck
  • Injury of nose
  • Injury of pharynx
  • Injury of right ear
  • Injury of thyroid gland
  • Jaw injury
  • Larynx injury
  • Left ear injury
  • Left inner ear injury
  • Left middle ear injury
  • Mouth injury
  • Neck injury
  • Neck muscle injury
  • Nose injury
  • Pharynx injury
  • Right ear injury
  • Right inner ear injury
  • Right middle ear injury
  • Thyroid injury
  • Vocal cord injury
  • Vocal cord trauma
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 959.09:
  • Injury 959.9
    • adenoid 959.09
    • alveolar (process) 959.09
    • auditory canal (external) (meatus) 959.09
    • auricle, auris, ear 959.09
    • brow 959.09
    • cheek 959.09
    • chin 959.09
    • ear (auricle) (canal) (drum) (external) 959.09
    • epiglottis 959.09
    • Eustachian tube 959.09
    • eyebrow 959.09
    • face (and neck) 959.09
    • forehead 959.09
    • gland
      • lacrimal 921.1
      • parathyroid 959.09
      • salivary 959.09
      • thyroid 959.09
    • gum 959.09
    • jaw 959.09
    • labyrinth, ear 959.09
    • larynx 959.09
    • lip 959.09
    • malar region 959.09
    • mastoid region 959.09
    • maxilla 959.09
    • membrane
      • brain (see also Injury, intracranial) 854.0
      • tympanic 959.09
    • middle ear 959.09
    • mouth 959.09
    • nasal (septum) (sinus) 959.09
    • nasopharynx 959.09
    • neck (and face) 959.09
    • nose (septum) 959.09
    • occipital (region) (scalp) 959.09
      • lobe (see also Injury, intracranial) 854.0
    • palate (soft) 959.09
    • parathyroid (gland) 959.09
    • parietal (region) (scalp) 959.09
    • pharynx 959.09
    • salivary ducts or glands 959.09
    • scalp 959.09
    • sinus
      • cavernous (see also Injury, intracranial) 854.0
      • nasal 959.09
    • submaxillary region 959.09
    • submental region 959.09
    • supraorbital 959.09
    • temple 959.09
    • temporal region 959.09
    • throat 959.09
    • thyroid (gland) 959.09
    • tongue 959.09
    • tonsil 959.09
    • tympanum, tympanic membrane 959.09
    • uvula 959.09
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