ICD-9-CM diagnosis code (retired)
913.9 — Other and unspecified superficial injury of elbow, forearm, and wrist, infected
About ICD-9-CM 913.9
913.9 is an ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for other and unspecified superficial injury of elbow, forearm, and wrist, infected. 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 4 ICD-10-CM codes, such as L08.89 (Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue), S50.909A (Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified elbow, initial encounter) and S50.919A (Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified forearm, 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
- L08.89Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissueapproximate · combination (scenario 1, choice 2)
- S50.909AUnspecified superficial injury of unspecified elbow, initial encounterapproximate · combination (scenario 1, choice 1)
- S50.919AUnspecified superficial injury of unspecified forearm, initial encounterapproximate · combination (scenario 1, choice 1)
- S60.919AUnspecified superficial injury of unspecified wrist, initial encounterapproximate · combination (scenario 1, choice 1)
Common questions about 913.9
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.