Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Abrasion

ICD-10-CM Code T14.8 
Other injury of unspecified body region

BILLABLE | ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
T14.8 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of other injury of unspecified body region

Coding Notes for T14.8 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Inclusion Terms:
Abrasion NOS
Contusion NOS
Crush injury NOS
Fracture NOS
Skin injury NOS
Vascular injury NOS


  • DRG Group #604-605 - Trauma to the skin, subcut tissue and breast with MCC.
  • DRG Group #604-605 - Trauma to the skin, subcut tissue and breast without MCC.
  • DRG Group #955-965 - Other multiple significant trauma with MCC.
  • DRG Group #955-965 - Other multiple significant trauma with CC.
  • DRG Group #955-965 - Other multiple significant trauma without CC or MCC.

Related Concepts SNOMET-CT

  • Traumatic division of joint capsule (disorder)
  • Traumatic blister of buttock, infected (disorder)
  • Infection of puncture wound (disorder)
  • Late effect of injury to nerve (disorder)
  • Malunion and nonunion of fracture (disorder)
  • Wasp sting without reaction (disorder)
  • Bee sting without reaction (disorder)
  • Accidental puncture during medical care (disorder)
  • Accidental wound (disorder)
  • Injury of anterior spinal artery (disorder)
  • Traumatic spinal subdural hematoma (disorder)

Coding Advice SNOMET-CT

  • Possible requirement for an external cause code
  • Consider additional code to identify specific condition or disease

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'T14.8 - Other injury of unspecified body region'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T14.8. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Fracture, traumatic(abduction) (adduction) (separation) (T14.8) (see: Fracture, pathological)
Contusion(skin surface intact) (T14.8)
Crush, crushed, crushing (T14.8)
Contusion(skin surface intact) (T14.8) -
Crush, crushed, crushing (T14.8) +

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