Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 917.8
Other and unspecified superficial injury of foot and toes, without mention of infection
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Superf inj foot/toe NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 917.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 917.8 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 917.8.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 917.8: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 917.8 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S90.929A Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified foot, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S90.933A Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified great toe, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S90.936A Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified lesser toe(s), initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Metal foreign body in dorsum of foot
  • Metal foreign body in foot
  • Metal foreign body in great toe
  • Metal foreign body in heel
  • Metal foreign body in sole of foot
  • Metal foreign body in toe
  • Multiple superficial injuries of ankle and foot
  • Scratch of dorsum of foot
  • Scratch of foot
  • Scratch of great toe
  • Scratch of sole of foot
  • Scratch of toe
  • Superficial injury of dorsum of foot
  • Superficial injury of foot
  • Superficial injury of foot and toe
  • Superficial injury of foot without infection
  • Superficial injury of great toe
  • Superficial injury of heel
  • Superficial injury of left foot
  • Superficial injury of left great toe
  • Superficial injury of left lesser toe
  • Superficial injury of little toe
  • Superficial injury of right foot
  • Superficial injury of right great toe
  • Superficial injury of right lesser toe
  • Superficial injury of sole of foot
  • Superficial injury of toe
  • Superficial injury of toe without infection
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 917.8:
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • hair tourniquet - see also Injury, superficial, by site
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