ICD-9-CM Code 944.48 to ICD-10-CM
ICD-10 Equivalent of 944.48:
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 944.48:
Historical Information for ICD-9 Code 944.48
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 multiple sites of wrist(s) and hand(s)
Short ICD9 Description: Deep 3 deg brn hand-mult