ICD-9 Code 914.8
Other and unspecified superficial injury of hand(s) except finger(s) alone, without mention of infection
Not Valid for Submission
914.8 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other and unspecified superficial injury of hand(s) except finger(s) alone, without mention of infection. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
| ICD-9: | 914.8 |
| Short Description: | Superficial inj hand NEC |
| Long Description: | Other and unspecified superficial injury of hand(s) except finger(s) alone, without mention of infection |
Convert 914.8 to ICD-10
The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
- S60.929A - Unsp superficial injury of unspecified hand, init encntr
Code Classification
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Injury and poisoning (800–999)
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Superficial injury (910-919)
- 914 Superficial injury of hand(s) except finger(s) alone
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Superficial injury (910-919)
Information for Medical Professionals
Synonyms
- Multiple superficial injuries of wrist and hand
- Scratch of dorsum of hand
- Scratch of hand
- Scratch of palm of hand
- Superficial injury of dorsum of hand
- Superficial injury of hand
- Superficial injury of hand without infection
- Superficial injury of hand, excluding fingers
- Superficial injury of palm of hand
- Superficial laceration of hand
Information for Patients
Wounds and Injuries
An injury is damage to your body. It is a general term that refers to harm caused by accidents, falls, hits, weapons, and more. In the U.S., millions of people injure themselves every year. These injuries range from minor to life-threatening. Injuries can happen at work or play, indoors or outdoors, driving a car, or walking across the street.
Wounds are injuries that break the skin or other body tissues. They include cuts, scrapes, scratches, and punctured skin. They often happen because of an accident, but surgery, sutures, and stitches also cause wounds. Minor wounds usually aren't serious, but it is important to clean them. Serious and infected wounds may require first aid followed by a visit to your doctor. You should also seek attention if the wound is deep, you cannot close it yourself, you cannot stop the bleeding or get the dirt out, or it does not heal.
Other common types of injuries include:
- Animal bites
- Bruises
- Burns
- Dislocations
- Electrical injuries
- Fractures (broken bones)
- Sprains and strains
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ICD-9 Footnotes
General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
- No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
- Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.