Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 914.8
Other and unspecified superficial injury of hand(s) except finger(s) alone, without mention of infection
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Superficial inj hand NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 914.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 914.8 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 914.8.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 914.8: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 914.8 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S60.929A Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified hand, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Multiple superficial injuries of wrist and hand
  • Scratch of dorsum of hand
  • Scratch of hand
  • Scratch of palm of hand
  • Superficial injury of dorsum of hand
  • Superficial injury of hand
  • Superficial injury of hand without infection
  • Superficial injury of hand, excluding fingers
  • Superficial injury of left hand
  • Superficial injury of palm of hand
  • Superficial injury of right hand
  • Superficial laceration of hand
  • Superficial palmar arch injury, left hand
  • Superficial palmar arch injury, right hand
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