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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Legal
- execution (any method) see Legal, intervention
- intervention (by)
  - baton see Legal, intervention, blunt object, baton
  - bayonet see Legal, intervention, sharp object, bayonet
  - blow see Legal, intervention, manhandling
  - blunt object
    - baton
      - injuring
        
        bystander Y35.312
        
        law enforcement personnel Y35.311
        
        suspect Y35.313
        
        unspecified person Y35.319
    - injuring
      - bystander Y35.302
      - law enforcement personnel Y35.301
      - suspect Y35.303
      - unspecified person Y35.309
    - specified NEC
      - injuring
        
        bystander Y35.392
        
        law enforcement personnel Y35.391
        
        suspect Y35.393
        
        unspecified person Y35.399
    - stave
      - injuring
        
        bystander Y35.392
        
        law enforcement personnel Y35.391
        
        suspect Y35.393
        
        unspecified person Y35.399
  - bomb see Legal, intervention, explosive
  - conducted energy device
    - injuring
      - bystander Y35.832
      - law enforcement personnel Y35.831
      - suspect Y35.833
      - unspecified person Y35.839
  - cutting or piercing instrument see Legal, intervention, sharp object
  - dynamite see Legal, intervention, explosive, dynamite
  - electroshock device (taser)
    - injuring
      - bystander Y35.832
      - law enforcement personnel Y35.831
      - suspect Y35.833
      - unspecified person Y35.839
  - explosive (s)
    - dynamite
      - injuring
        
        bystander Y35.112
        
        law enforcement personnel Y35.111
        
        suspect Y35.113
        
        unspecified person Y35.119
    - grenade
      - injuring
        
        bystander Y35.192
        
        law enforcement personnel Y35.191
        
        suspect Y35.193
        
        unspecified person Y35.199
    - injuring
      - bystander Y35.102
      - law enforcement personnel Y35.101
      - suspect Y35.103
      - unspecified person Y35.109
    - mortar bomb
      - injuring
        
        bystander Y35.192
        
        law enforcement personnel Y35.191
        
        suspect Y35.193
        
        unspecified person Y35.199
    - shell
      - injuring
        
        bystander Y35.122
        
        law enforcement personnel Y35.121
        
        suspect Y35.123
        
        unspecified person Y35.129
    - specified NEC
      - injuring
        
        bystander Y35.192
        
        law enforcement personnel Y35.191
        
        suspect Y35.193
        
        unspecified person Y35.199
  - firearm (s) (discharge)
    - handgun
      - injuring
        
        bystander Y35.022
        
        law enforcement personnel Y35.021
        
        suspect Y35.023
        
        unspecified person Y35.029
    - injuring
      - bystander Y35.002
      - law enforcement personnel Y35.001
      - suspect Y35.003
      - unspecified person Y35.009
    - machine gun
      - injuring
        
        bystander Y35.012
        
        law enforcement personnel Y35.011
        
        suspect Y35.013
        
        unspecified person Y35.019
    - rifle pellet
      - injuring
        
        bystander Y35.032
        
        law enforcement personnel Y35.031
        
        suspect Y35.033
        
        unspecified person Y35.039
    - rubber bullet
      - injuring
        
        bystander Y35.042
        
        law enforcement personnel Y35.041
        
        suspect Y35.043
        
        unspecified person Y35.049
    - shotgun see Legal, intervention, firearm, specified NEC
    - specified NEC
      - injuring
        
        bystander Y35.092
        
        law enforcement personnel Y35.091
        
        suspect Y35.093
        
        unspecified person Y35.099
  - gas (asphyxiation) (poisoning)
    - injuring
      - bystander Y35.202
      - law enforcement personnel Y35.201
      - suspect Y35.203
      - unspecified person Y35.209
    - specified NEC
      - injuring
        
        bystander Y35.292
        
        law enforcement personnel Y35.291
        
        suspect Y35.293
        
        unspecified person Y35.299
    - tear gas
      - injuring
        
        bystander Y35.212
        
        law enforcement personnel Y35.211
        
        suspect Y35.213
        
        unspecified person Y35.219
  - grenade see Legal, intervention, explosive, grenade
  - injuring
    - bystander Y35.92
    - law enforcement personnel Y35.91
    - suspect Y35.93
    - unspecified person Y35.99
  - late effect (of) see Y35 with 7th character S
  - manhandling
    - injuring
      - bystander Y35.812
      - law enforcement personnel Y35.811
      - suspect Y35.813
      - unspecified person Y35.819
  - sequelae (of) see Y35 with 7th character S
  - sharp objects
    - bayonet
      - injuring
        
        bystander Y35.412
        
        law enforcement personnel Y35.411
        
        suspect Y35.413
        
        unspecified person Y35.419
    - injuring
      - bystander Y35.402
      - law enforcement personnel Y35.401
      - suspect Y35.403
      - unspecified person Y35.409
    - specified NEC
      - injuring
        
        bystander Y35.492
        
        law enforcement personnel Y35.491
        
        suspect Y35.493
        
        unspecified person Y35.499
  - specified means NEC
    - injuring
      - bystander Y35.892
      - law enforcement personnel Y35.891
      - suspect Y35.893
      - unspecified person Y35.899
  - stabbing see Legal, intervention, sharp object
  - stave see Legal, intervention, blunt object, stave
  - stun gun
    - injuring
      - bystander Y35.832
      - law enforcement personnel Y35.831
      - suspect Y35.833
      - unspecified person Y35.839
  - taser
    - injuring
      - bystander Y35.832
      - law enforcement personnel Y35.831
      - suspect Y35.833
      - unspecified person Y35.839
  - tear gas see Legal, intervention, gas, tear gas
  - truncheon see Legal, intervention, blunt object, stave