The External Cause of Injuries index contains codes found in Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning & certain other consequences of external causes , and Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, of the ICD-10-CM. The codes begin with the letters S and T for Chapter 10, and V, W, X, and Y in Chapter 20.
injury to military personnel occurring during peacetime military operations ( ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y37. Y37 Military operations Y37.0 Military operations involving explosion of ma...
Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
2021 ICD-10-CM Codes S00-T88: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes ICD-10-CM Codes
Activity codes are found in category Y93. They are used to describe the patient's activity at the time of the injury. External cause status codes are found in category Y99.
V00-Y99External causes of morbidity ICD-10-CM Code range V00-Y99 The ICD-10 code range for External causes of morbidity V00-Y99 is medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO).
W22.8XXAICD-10 code W22. 8XXA for Striking against or struck by other objects, initial encounter is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Other external causes of accidental injury .
External cause codes are used to report injuries, poisonings, and other external causes. (They are also valid for diseases that have an external source and health conditions such as a heart attack that occurred while exercising.)
If two or more events cause separate injuries, an external cause code should be assigned for each cause.
T14.90XAICD-10 Code for Injury, unspecified, initial encounter- T14. 90XA- Codify by AAPC.
ICD-10-CM Code for Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against sharp object W01. 11.
Assault ICD-10-CM Code range X92-Y09.
W01.0XXAICD-10-CM Code for Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling without subsequent striking against object, initial encounter W01. 0XXA.
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In medicine, an external cause is a reason for the existence of a medical condition which can be associated with a specific object or acute process that was caused by something outside the body.
If the intent (accident, self-harm, assault) of the cause of an injury or other condition is unknown or unspecified, code the intent as accidental intent.
S20-S29 Injuries to the thorax. S30-S39 Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals. S40-S49 Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm. S50-S59 Injuries to the elbow and forearm. S60-S69 Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers. S70-S79 Injuries to the hip and thigh.
Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code. Certain conditions have both an underlying etiology and multiple body system manifestations due to the underlying etiology.
In most cases the manifestation codes will have in the code title, "in diseases classified elsewhere.". Codes with this title are a component of the etiology/manifestation convention. The code title indicates that it is a manifestation code.
A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition. birth trauma ( P10-P15.