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Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 833.15
Open dislocation of metacarpal (bone), proximal end
  • Short description: Dislocat metacarpal-open.
  • ICD-9-CM 833.15 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 833.15 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 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 833.15.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 833.15: 2014 2015.
833.15 can be converted using the following scenario:
Scenario 1
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S63.066A Dislocation of metacarpal (bone), proximal end of unspecified hand, initial encounter
    • With:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S61.509A Unspecified open wound of unspecified wrist, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Open left proximal metacarpal dislocation
  • Open right proximal metacarpal dislocation
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 833.15:
 833.14 ICD9Data.com 833.19 
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