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Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 884.2
Multiple and unspecified open wound of upper limb, with tendon involvement
  • Short description: Opn wnd arm NOS w tendon.
  • ICD-9-CM 884.2 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 884.2 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 884.2.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 884.2: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 884.2 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S41.009A Unspecified open wound of unspecified shoulder, initial encounter
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 884.2:
  • Laceration - see also Wound, open, by site
    • tendon 848.9
      • with open wound - see Wound, open, by site
      • Achilles 845.09
      • lower limb NEC 844.9
        • with open wound NEC 894.2
      • upper limb NEC 840.9
        • with open wound NEC 884.2
  • Wound, open (by cutting or piercing instrument) (by firearms) (cut) (dissection) (incised) (laceration) (penetration) (perforating) (puncture) (with initial hemorrhage, not internal) 879.8
    • arm 884.0
      • with tendon involvement 884.2
      • complicated 884.1
      • forearm 881.00
      • multiple sites - see Wound, open, multiple, upper limb
      • upper 880.03
        • with tendon involvement 880.23
        • complicated 880.13
        • multiple sites (with axillary or shoulder regions) 880.09
    • extremity
      • lower (multiple) NEC 894.0
      • upper (multiple) NEC 884.0
        • with tendon involvement 884.2
        • complicated 884.1
    • limb
      • lower (multiple) NEC 894.0
      • upper (multiple) NEC 884.0
        • with tendon involvement 884.2
        • complicated 884.1
    • multiple, unspecified site(s) 879.8
      • complicated 879.9
      • lower limb(s) (one or both) (sites classifiable to more than one three-digit category in 890-893) 894.0
      • upper limb(s) (one or both) (sites classifiable to more than one three-digit category in 880-883) 884.0
        • with tendon involvement 884.2
        • complicated 884.1
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