ICD-9-CM diagnosis code (retired)
839.50 — Open dislocation, vertebra, unspecified site
About ICD-9-CM 839.50
839.50 is an ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for open dislocation, vertebra, unspecified site. 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 S23.20XA (Dislocation of unspecified part of thorax, initial encounter) and S31.000A (Unspecified open wound of lower back and pelvis without penetration into retroperitoneum, 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 839.50
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.