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Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 872.8
Open wound of ear, part unspecified, without mention of complication
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Open wound of ear NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 872.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 872.8 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 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 872.8.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 872.8: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 872.8 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S09.91XA Unspecified injury of ear, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Ear laceration
  • Laceration of ear
  • Laceration of ear region
  • Laceration of left ear
  • Laceration of right ear
  • Left ear laceration
  • Open animal bite of ear
  • Open animal bite of left ear
  • Open animal bite of right ear
  • Open bite of ear
  • Open bite of left ear
  • Open bite of right ear
  • Open cat bite of ear
  • Open cat bite of left ear
  • Open cat bite of right ear
  • Open dog bite of ear
  • Open dog bite of left ear
  • Open dog bite of right ear
  • Open human bite of ear
  • Open human bite of left ear
  • Open human bite of right ear
  • Open wound of ear
  • Open wound of left ear
  • Open wound of right ear
  • Partial traumatic left ear amputation
  • Partial traumatic right ear amputation
  • Puncture wound of ear
  • Puncture wound of ear region
  • Puncture wound of left ear
  • Puncture wound of right ear
  • Right ear laceration
  • Traumatic amputation of left ear
  • Traumatic amputation of right ear
  • Traumatic left ear amputation
  • Traumatic partial amputation of left ear
  • Traumatic partial amputation of right ear
  • Traumatic right ear amputation
Applies To
  • Ear NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 872.8:
  • Wound, open (by cutting or piercing instrument) (by firearms) (cut) (dissection) (incised) (laceration) (penetration) (perforating) (puncture) (with initial hemorrhage, not internal) 879.8
 872.79 ICD9Data.com 872.9 
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