ICD-10-CM External Cause of Injuries

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. There are terms that are used to describe the cause as well as effect and these are used in both chapters.

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Forces of nature
X39.8
- avalanche X36.1
  - causing transport accident see Accident, transport, by type of vehicle
- blizzard X37.2
- cataclysmic storm X37.9
  - with flood X38
  - blizzard X37.2
  - cloudburst X37.8
  - cyclone X37.1
  - dust storm X37.3
  - hurricane X37.0
  - specified storm NEC X37.8
  - storm surge X37.0
  - tornado X37.1
  - twister X37.1
  - typhoon X37.0
- cloudburst X37.8
- cold (natural) X31
- cyclone X37.1
- dam collapse causing earth movement X36.0
- dust storm X37.3
- earth movement X36.1
  - earthquake X34
  - caused by dam or structure collapse X36.0
- earthquake X34
- flood (caused by) X38
  - dam collapse X36.0
  - tidal wave see Forces of nature, tidal wave
- heat (natural) X30
- hurricane X37.0
- landslide X36.1
  - causing transport accident see Accident, transport, by type of vehicle
- lightning
  - causing fire see Exposure, fire
- mudslide X36.1
  - causing transport accident see Accident, transport, by type of vehicle
- radiation (natural) X39.08
  - radon X39.01
- radon X39.01
- specified force NEC X39.8
- storm surge X37.0
- structure collapse causing earth movement X36.0
- sunlight X32
- tidal wave X37.41
  - due to
    - earthquake X37.41
    - landslide X37.43
    - storm X37.42
    - volcanic eruption X37.41
- tornado X37.1
- tsunami X37.41
- twister X37.1
- typhoon X37.0
- volcanic eruption X35