This matrix contains the ICD-9 external-cause-of-injury codes used for coding of injury mortality data and additional ICD-9-CM external-cause-of-injury codes, designated in bold, only used for coding of injury morbidity data. In addition, a list of ICD-9-CM external-cause-of-injury codes that have been added since 1994 along with their descriptors is appended to the matrix.
1Includes legal intervention (E970-E978) and operations of war (E990-E999). Note: ICD-9 E codes for coding underlying cause of death apply to injury-related death data from 1979 through 1998. Then there is a new ICD-10 external cause of injury matrix that applies to death data from 1999 and after. This can be found on the National Center for Health Statistics website. Preliminary ICD-10 External-Cause-of-Injury-Code Matrix for Presenting Injury Mortality Data (NCHS) |
Table 2. New ICD-9-CM
external-cause-of-injury codes (E-codes)
implemented by year since October 1994
Year |
E-code |
Description |
---|---|---|
1994 |
E869.4 | Accidental poisoning by second-hand tobacco smoke |
1995 |
E854.8 | Accidental poisoning by other psychotropic agents |
1995 |
E880.1 | Fall on or from sidewalk curb |
1995 |
E884.2 | Fall from chair |
1995 | E884.3 | Fall from wheelchair |
1995 |
E884.4 | Fall from bed |
1995 |
E884.5 | Fall from other furniture |
1995 |
E884.6 | Fall from commode |
1995 | E906.5 | Bite from unspecified animal |
1995 | E908.0 | Hurricane |
1995 | E908.1 | Tornado |
1995 | E908.2 | Floods |
1995 | E908.3 | Blizzard |
1995 | E908.4 | Dust storm |
1995 | E908.8 | Other cataclysmic storms |
1995 | E908.9 | Unspecified cataclysmic storms |
1995 | E909.0 | External cause of injury due to earthquakes |
1995 | E909.1 | External cause of injury due to volcanic eruptions |
1995 | E909.2 | External cause of injury due to avalanche, landslide or mudslide |
1995 | E909.3 | External cause of injury due to collapse of dam or man-made structure |
1995 | E909.4 | External cause of injury due to tidal wave caused by earthquake |
1995 | E909.8 | Other cataclysmic earth surface movements and eruptions |
1995 | E909.9 | Unspecified cataclysmic earth surface movements and eruptions |
1995 | E920.5 | Accidents caused by hypodermic needle |
1995 | E924.2 | Accident caused by hot (boiling) tap water |
1995 | E968.5 | Assault by transport vehicle |
1996 | E967.2 | Battering and other maltreatment by mother or stepmother |
1996 | E967.3 | Battering and other maltreatment by spouse or partner |
1996 | E967.4 | Battering and other maltreatment by child |
1996 | E967.5 | Battering and other maltreatment by sibling |
1996 | E967.6 | Battering and other maltreatment by grandparent |
1996 | E967.7 | Battering and other maltreatment by other relative |
1996 | E967.8 | Battering and other maltreatment by non-related caregiver |
1997 | E922.4 | Unintentional injury (gunshot wound) with BB/pellet gun |
1997 | E955.6 | Suicide attempt/intentionally self-inflicted with BB/pellet gun |
1997 | E968.6 | Assault with BB/pellet gun |
1997 | E985.6 | Undetermined intent injury (gunshot wound) with BB/pellet gun |
2000 | E885.1 | Fall from roller skates/inline skates |
2000 | E885.2 | Fall from skateboard |
2000 | E885.3 | Fall from skis |
2000 | E885.4 | Fall from snowboard |
2000 | E885.9 | Fall from other slipping, tripping, or stumbling (including fall from moving sidewalk, fall from or in stationary motor vehicle, tripping or falling over an animal, stumbling over object)) |
2000 | E928.3 | Human bite (unintentional) |
2000 | E968.7 | Human bite (assault) |
2001 | E888.0 | Fall resulting in striking against sharp object (use additional e code to identify object (E920) |
2001 | E888.1 | Fall resulting in striking against other object |
2001 | E888.8 | Other fall |
2001 | E888.9 | Unspecified fall (Fall NOS) |
2001 | E917.0 | Striking against in sports without subsequent fall (revised) |
2001(revised) | E917.1 | Striking against caused by collective fear or panic without subsequent fall |
2001(revised) | E917.2 | Striking against in running water without subsequent fall drowning or submersion...that in sports) |
2001 | E917.3 | Striking against furniture without subsequent fall (excludes fall from furniture) |
2001 | E917.4 | Striking against other stationary object without subsequent fall(includes bath tub, fence, lamp-post) |
2001 | E917.5 | Striking against object in sports with subsequent fall (includings knocked down while boxing) |
2001 | E917.6 | Striking against or struck by caused by a crowd, by collective fear or panic with subsequent fall) |
2001 | E917.7 | Striking against furniture with subsequent fall |
2001 | E917.8 | Striking against stationary object with subsequent fall |
2001(revised) | E917.9 | Other striking against with or without subsequent fall |
2002 | E885.0 | Fall from (non-motorized) scooter |
2002 | E922.5 | Paintball gun (unintentional) |
2002 | E955.7 | Paintball gun (suicide or intentional self-harm) |
2002 | E985.7 | Paintball gun (undetermined intent) |
2002 | E979.0 | Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons |
2002 | E979.1 | Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft |
2002 | E979.2 | Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments |
2002 | E979.3 | Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances |
2002 | E979.4 | Terrorism involving firearms |
2002 | E979.5 | Terrorism involving nuclear weapons |
2002 | E979.6 | Terrorism involving biological weapons |
2002 | E979.7 | Terrorism involving chemical weapons |
2002 | E979.8 | Terrorism involving other means |
2002 | E979.9 | Terrorism, secondary effects |
2002 | E999.0 | Late effect of injury due to war operations |
2002 | E999.1 | Late effect of injury due to terrorism |
2003 | E928.4 | External constriction caused by hair |
2003 | E928.5 | External constriction caused by other object |
Important Note: New E codes and revised E codes were implemented in October of each year listed. In most instances, the expanded categories (i.e., adding a new fourth digit) were previously classified in other more broadly defined E codes. Expansions of these categories allow data capture at a detailed level. A major change was made on October 1, 2001 to help classify cases that involve "a fall followed by a struck by/against" and "a struck by/against followed by a fall." This brought about major revisions to inclusion and exclusion criteria for E888 and E917 codes. The new codes and revised E888 and E917 codes are listed above. Note that E917.1, E917.2 and E917.9 have substantially revised definitions. On October 1, 2002, E codes were added to capture “fall (non-motorized) scooter” and to capture injuries associated with paintball guns. Note that there is not a new specific code for paintball gun assault. This is because there were no more available assault codes at the 4th digit. Also, terrorism codes were added. On October 1, 2003, E928.4 (i.e., external constriction caused by hair) was added to capture injuries, particularly in infants, where the hair on a finger or toe can lead to circulation problems and possibly gangrene. Also, E928.5 (i.e., external constriction caused by other object) was added to capture injuries due to other objects, such as a wedding ring that may become imbedded in skin. This is sometimes seen in cases where someone gained weight and didn't remove a ring from their finger.
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