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Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 923.8
Contusion of multiple sites of upper limb
  • Short description: Multiple contusion arm.
  • ICD-9-CM 923.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 923.8 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 923.8.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 923.8: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 923.8 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S40.019A Contusion of unspecified shoulder, initial encounter
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 923.8:
  • Contusion (skin surface intact) 924.9
    • multiple sites (not classifiable to same three-digit category) 924.8
    • upper extremity 923.9
      • multiple sites 923.8
 923.3 ICD9Data.com 923.9 
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