ICD-9-CM Code 998.83 to ICD-10-CM
ICD-10 Equivalent of 998.83:
As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use this equivalent ICD-10-CM code, which is an approximate match to ICD-9 code 998.83:
Historical Information for ICD-9 Code 998.83
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: Non-healing surgical wound
Short ICD9 Description: Non-healing surgcl wound
Parent Code: 998.8 - Other specified complications of procedures not elsewhere classified