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1 Short description: Anemia NOS. 2  ICD-9-CM 285.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 285.9 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
As they are not the same for both wounds, it is necessary to report each wound separately. For the neck wound, the correct code is found in the ICD-9-CM index under the main term âwound, openâ and the subterms âneckâ and âcomplicatedâ which reference code 874.9. When category 874 is referenced in the tabular listing of ICD-9-CM, there are several codes for open wound of neck.