Open wound of external ear, . Opn wnd ex ear NOS-compl. ICD-9-CM 872.10 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 872.10 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, . ear 872.8. canal 872.02. complicated 872.12; complicated 872.9; drum 872.61. complicated 872.71; external 872.00. complicated 872.10;

Diagnosis Codes Exempt from the Present on Admission . LT EFF OPN WND HEAD/TRNK 9060 LATE EFF OPEN WND EXTREM 9061 LATE EFF SUPERFICIAL INJ 9062 LATE EFFECT OF CONTUSION 9063 LATE EFFECT OF CRUSHING . HX-NOSE/EAR/SINUS MALIG V1022 HX-INTRATHORACIC MAL NEC .

2012 Prior Auth Code Changes, effective February 1, 2012 Codes Removed for 2012 Code Code Description 00190 anes facial b1s/skl nos . 21235 grf ear crtlg autog nose/ear 21240 arthrp tmprmand jt +-agrft 21242 arthrp tmprmand jt w/algrft . 42900 sutr pharynx wnd/inj 42950 pharyngoplasty plstc/rcnstv opration pharynx 42953 pharyngoesophgl rpr

Opn wnd ex ear NOS-compl Open wound auricle-compl Open wnd aud canal-compl Open wound of ear drum Open wound of ossicles Open wnd eustachian tube Open wound of cochlea Open wound of ear NEC Open wnd ear drum-compl Open wnd ossicles-compl Opn wnd eustach tb-compl Open wound cochlea-compl Open wound ear NEC-compl Open wound of ear NOS Open wound ear NOS-compl Open wound of scalp Open wound scalp-compl Open wound of nose NOS

laceration of eye nos 8739 open wnd head nec-compl 9290 crush inj mult site nec 9529 spinal cord injury nos 9530 cervical root injury 9531 dorsal root injury 9532 lumbar root injury . other ear, nose, mouth & throat o.r. procedures w/o cc/mcc 135 sinus & mastoid procedures w cc/mcc 136 . cortex contus-coma nos 85110 cortex contusion/opn wnd 85111 opn cortx contus-no coma 85112 opn cort contus-brf coma 85113 opn cort contus-mod coma 85114 opn cort contu-prol coma

2013 cms-hccs 27 07023 07032 07033 07044 07054 0723 0785 0786 132 07953 09487 95 09850 09851 09852 09853 09859 09886 1026 1124 1125 11284 1140 1144 1145 11505 11515 11595

. PART OR COMPL, FOR PERM RMVL'EX 1.4 153 Surgery 11752 EXCISION NAIL & MATRIX W AMP TUFT DISTAL PHALANX'E 1.9 153 . Surgery 12017 SMPL WND REP FACE,EAR,LID,NOSE,LIP,MM 20.1-30 CM 3.4 153 Surgery 12018 SIMPLE WND REPAIR FACE,EAR,LID,NOSE,LIP,MM >30CM . Surgery 21339 OPEN TREATMENT NASOETHMOID FX W EXT FIXATION'OPN T 5.5 153 Surgery 21340 Treatment of nose fracture 8.1 153

Malig neo middle ear 1602 Mal neo maxillary sinus 1603 Mal neo ethmoidal sinus 1604 Malig neo frontal sinus 1605 Mal neo sphenoid sinus 1608 Mal neo access sinus NEC . Cerebel contus w opn wnd 85151 Opn cerebe cont w/o coma 85152 Opn cerebe cont-brf coma 85153 Opn cerebe cont-mod coma 85154 Opn cerebe cont-prol com 85155 Opn cerebe cont . Amputat stump compl NOS 99761 Neuroma amputation stump 99762 Infection amputat stump 99769 Amputat stump compl NEC 99771 Vasc comp mesenteric art 99772 .

Short description: Opn wnd ex ear NOS-compl. ICD-9-CM 872.10 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 872.10 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).