2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 884.0 . Multiple and unspecified open wound of upper limb, without mention of complication. Short description: Open wound arm mult/NOS. . complicated 894.1; upper (multiple) NEC 884.0. with tendon involvement 884.2; complicated 884.1; limb. lower (multiple) NEC 894.0. with tendon involvement 894.2;

• Wound, open arm complicated • Wound, open extremity upper (multiple) NEC complicated • Wound, open limb upper (multiple) NEC complicated • Wound, open multiple, unspecified site upper limb complicated

Mapping Types: "Single Code-to-Single . 8841 (Diagnosis) - Open wound arm NOS-compl (Multiple and unspecified open wound of upper limb, complicated) Single To Single : S41029A (Diagnosis) - Laceration with foreign body of unsp shoulder, init encntr (Laceration with foreign body of unspecified shoulder, initial encounter) CMS/CDC General Equivalence Mappings: 8841 (Diagnosis) - Open wound arm NOS-compl (Multiple and unspecified open wound of upper limb, complicated ) .

884.1 ICD-9 Vol 1 Code descriptor Multiple and unspecified open wound of upper limb complicated. Login . Coding Tools; publications; Training; Blog; Free Trial; ICD-9 Codes. INJURY AND POISONING (800-999) OPEN WOUNDS (870-897) OPEN WOUND OF UPPER LIMB (880-887) 884.1. ICD-9 Vol 1 Code Lookup 884.1 Details. ICD-9-CM Diseases . Multiple and unspecified open wound of upper limb complicated Category Notes. Increase Coding Accuracy & Efficiency with section notes displayed alongside the .

Open wound of upper limb (880–887) Open wound of shoulder and upper arm Open . Open wound of finger(s) Multiple and unspecified open wound of upper limb Traumatic amputation of thumb (complete) (partial) Traumatic amputation of other finger(s) (complete) (partial) Traumatic amputation of arm and hand (complete) (partial) Open wound of lower limb (890–897) Open wound of hip and . Graft-versus-host disease .

. Other and Unspecified Open Wound of Head, Complicated: 874.00 - Open Wound, Neck, Larynx and Trachea, without Mention of Complication . Open Wound of Upper Limb, Multiple and Unspecified, without Mention of Complication: 884.1 - Open Wound of Upper Limb, Multiple and . they still undergo all the stages of healing that occur with an open wound. Open wounds usually occur as a result of a physical act or injury. Causes include direct trauma such as a fall, assault with a weapon .

Coding for Open Wounds For The Record Vol. 24 No. 7 P. 28. . then the complicated code should be used. If the coder is unsure, query the physician. The delayed treatment and healing tends to lead to infections, which then qualifies as a complicated open wound. Internal injury of the thorax, abdomen, and pelvis is classified to categories 860 to 869. . • unspecified multiple injuries (T07); and • unspecified body region (T14).

Multiple and unspecified open wound of lower limb, without mention of complication

Code Also . any associated: injury of cranial nerve ; injury of muscle and tendon of head ; intracranial injury ; wound . Type 2 Excludes . injury of eye and orbit ; traumatic amputation of part of head ; S01 Open wound of head. S01.0 Open wound of scalp. S01.00 Unspecified open wound of scalp. S01.00XA …… initial encounter. S01.00XD …… subsequent encounter. S01 . S01.409 Unspecified open wound of unspecified cheek and temporomandibular area. S01.409A …… initial encounter .