ICD-9-CM Code 942.59 to ICD-10-CM
ICD-10 Equivalent of 942.59:
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 942.59:
Historical Information for ICD-9 Code 942.59
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] with loss of a body part, of other and multiple sites of trunk,
Short ICD9 Description: 3rd brn w loss-trunk NEC
Parent Code: 942.5 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues due to burn (deep third degree) of trunk with loss of a body part