ICD-9-CM Code 942.49 to ICD-10-CM
ICD-10 Equivalent of 942.49:
As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use the following two equivalent ICD-10-CM codes, which are an approximate match to ICD-9 code 942.49:
Historical Information for ICD-9 Code 942.49
BILLABLE ICD-9 CODE
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.Long ICD9 Description: Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part, of other and multiple sites of trunk
Short ICD9 Description: Deep 3rd burn trunk NEC