Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 958.7
Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Traum subcutan emphysema.
  • ICD-9-CM 958.7 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 958.7 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 958.7.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 958.7: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 958.7 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T79.7XXA Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Traumatic subq emphysema
958.7 Excludes
  • subcutaneous emphysema resulting from a procedure (998.81)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 958.7:
  • Aerodermectasia
    • subcutaneous (traumatic) 958.7
  • Emphysema (atrophic) (centriacinar) (centrilobular) (chronic) (diffuse) (essential) (hypertrophic) (interlobular) (lung) (obstructive) (panlobular) (paracicatricial) (paracinar) (postural) (pulmonary) (senile) (subpleural) (traction) (unilateral) (unilobular) (vesicular) 492.8
    • cellular tissue 958.7
    • connective tissue 958.7
    • laminated tissue 958.7
    • subcutaneous 958.7
    • traumatic 958.7
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