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Such causes are classified as "E codes" in ICD 9. [1] External Cause of Injury Codes (E codes) are ICD-9-CM codes or ICD-10 codes that are used to define the mechanism of death or injury, along with the place of occurrence of the event. E codes are assigned on death certificates based on the manner of death. ICD-10 codes in the range V01–X59 ...
E955 Suicide and self-inflicted injury by firearms, air guns and explosives; E956 Suicide and self-inflicted injury by cutting and piercing instrument; E957 Suicide and self-inflicted injury by jumping from high places; E958 Suicide and self-inflicted injury by other and unspecified means; E959 Late effects of self-inflicted injury
A self-inflicted wound (SIW) or self-inflicted injury (SII) is a physical injury done to oneself. This may occur in contexts including: Suicide or suicide attempt [1] Self-harm (non-suicidal self-injury) [1] As a result of an organic brain syndrome [2]: S82 Pursuit of an ulterior motive, including: To avoid military service [3]: 96
Self-harm (SH), self-injury (SI), nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and self-injurious behavior (SIB) are different terms to describe tissue damage that is performed intentionally and usually without suicidal intent. [36] The adjective "deliberate" is sometimes used, although this has become less common, as some view it as presumptuous or ...
861.1 Heart injury with open wound into thorax; 861.2 Lung injury without mention of open wound into thorax. 862.21 Injury to bronchus without open wound into cavity; 862.22 Injury to esophagus without open wound into cavity; 861.3 Lung injury with open wound into thorax; 862 Injury to other and unspecified intrathoracic organs
The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a US system of medical classification used for procedural coding.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency responsible for maintaining the inpatient procedure code set in the U.S., contracted with 3M Health Information Systems in 1995 to design and then develop a procedure classification system to replace Volume 3 of ICD-9-CM.
A wound is any disruption of or damage to living tissue, such as skin, mucous membranes, or organs. [1] [2] Wounds can either be the sudden result of direct trauma (mechanical, thermal, chemical), or can develop slowly over time due to underlying disease processes such as diabetes mellitus, venous/arterial insufficiency, or immunologic disease. [3]
This is a shortened version of the twelfth chapter of the ICD-9: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue. It covers ICD codes 680 to 709. The full chapter can be found on pages 379 to 393 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1.