Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 959.4
Hand, except finger injury
  • Short description: Hand injury NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 959.4 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 959.4 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 959.4.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 959.4: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 959.4 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S69.80XA Other specified injuries of unspecified wrist, hand and finger(s), initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S69.90XA Unspecified injury of unspecified wrist, hand and finger(s), initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Animal bite of hand
  • Compartment syndrome of upper limb
  • Complete division, extensor digitorum tendon
  • Complete division, extensor pollicis longus tendon
  • Deep palmar arch injury, left hand
  • Deep palmar arch injury, right hand
  • Fishing hook in dorsum of hand
  • Foreign body left in hand
  • Foreign body of skin of dorsum of hand
  • Foreign body of skin of hand
  • Foreign body of skin of palm of hand
  • Injury hand, extensor tendon
  • Injury hand, flexor tendon
  • Injury of extensor tendon of hand
  • Injury of flexor tendon of hand
  • Injury of hand
  • Injury of ligament of hand
  • Injury of metacarpal bone
  • Injury to hand
  • Injury to hand, extensor tendon
  • Injury to hand, flexor tendon
  • Left hand injury
  • Left hand intrinsic muscle injury
  • Left hand muscle injury
  • Left hand tendon injury
  • Massive multi tissue damage hand
  • Metal foreign body in dorsum of hand
  • Metal foreign body in hand
  • Pellet wound of dorsum of hand
  • Pellet wound of hand
  • Pellet wound of palm of hand
  • Right hand injury
  • Right hand intrinsic muscle injury
  • Right hand muscle injury
  • Right hand tendon injury
  • Severe multi tissue damage hand
  • Tendon injury - hand
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 959.4:
  • Injury 959.9
    • hand(s) (except fingers) 959.4
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