ICD-9-CM diagnosis code (retired)
915.9 — Other and unspecified superficial injury of fingers, infected
About ICD-9-CM 915.9
915.9 is an ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for other and unspecified superficial injury of fingers, 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 3 ICD-10-CM codes, such as L08.89 (Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue), S60.939A (Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified thumb, initial encounter) and S60.949A (Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified finger, 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)
- S60.939AUnspecified superficial injury of unspecified thumb, initial encounterapproximate · combination (scenario 1, choice 1)
- S60.949AUnspecified superficial injury of unspecified finger, initial encounterapproximate · combination (scenario 1, choice 1)
Common questions about 915.9
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.