ICD-9-CM diagnosis code (retired)
839.15 — Open dislocation, fifth cervical vertebra
About ICD-9-CM 839.15
839.15 is an ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for open dislocation, fifth cervical vertebra. ICD-9-CM was retired for U.S. claims on October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM took over.
The CMS General Equivalence Mappings translate it to 2 ICD-10-CM codes, such as S11.90XA (Unspecified open wound of unspecified part of neck, initial encounter) and S13.151A (Dislocation of C4/C5 cervical vertebrae, initial encounter). All of these are approximate matches, so review the record to pick the right one. Some mappings are combinations: more than one ICD-10 code is needed to fully express the ICD-9 code.
ICD-10-CM equivalents
Common questions about 839.15
GEMs are a translation aid, not a substitute for coding from the record. The 2027 ICD-10 code set has changed since the last GEMs release in 2018. Page updated September 29, 2026.