Billable Medical Code for Dog Bite
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM E906.0
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM E906.0.
Known As
Dog bite is also known as open dog bite of head, open dog bite of hip, open dog bite of jaw, open dog bite of knee, open dog bite of left ankle, open dog bite of left buttock, open dog bite of left cheek, open dog bite of left chest wall, open dog bite of left ear, open dog bite of left elbow, open dog bite of thigh, open dog bite of thumb, open dog bite of toe, and open dog bite of upper arm.
Dog Bite Definition
A dog bite is a bite from a canine that breaks the skin and leaves an open wound.