ICD-9 Code 916.8
Other and unspecified superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without mention of infection
Not Valid for Submission
916.8 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other and unspecified superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without mention of infection. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
| ICD-9: | 916.8 |
| Short Description: | Superfic inj hip/leg NEC |
| Long Description: | Other and unspecified superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle, without mention of infection |
Convert 916.8 to ICD-10
The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
Code Classification
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Injury and poisoning (800–999)
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Superficial injury (910-919)
- 916 Superficial injury of hip, thigh, leg, and ankle
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Superficial injury (910-919)
Information for Medical Professionals
Synonyms
- Metal foreign body in ankle
- Metal foreign body in calf
- Metal foreign body in hip
- Metal foreign body in knee
- Metal foreign body in lower leg
- Metal foreign body in lower limb
- Metal foreign body in shin
- Metal foreign body in thigh
- Multiple superficial injuries of ankle and foot
- Multiple superficial injuries of hip and/or thigh
- Multiple superficial injuries of lower leg
- Scratch of ankle
- Scratch of hip
- Scratch of knee
- Scratch of lower leg
- Scratch of lower limb
- Scratch of thigh
- Superficial injury of ankle
- Superficial injury of ankle without infection
- Superficial injury of hip
- Superficial injury of hip without infection
- Superficial injury of knee
- Superficial injury of lower extremity without infection
- Superficial injury of lower leg
- Superficial injury of lower leg without infection
- Superficial injury of lower limb
- Superficial injury of lower limb, excluding foot
- Superficial injury of thigh
- Superficial injury of thigh without infection
- Superficial laceration of ankle
- Superficial laceration of hip
- Superficial laceration of knee
- Superficial laceration of lower limb
- Superficial laceration of thigh
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.