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