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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.

See the Table of Drugs & Chemicals for drug overdose and other drug-related conditions.

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  • Radiation

    (exposure to)
    • arc lamps W89.0
    • atomic power plant NEC (malfunction) W88.1
    • complication of or abnormal reaction to medical radiotherapy Y84.2
    • electromagnetic, ionizing W88.0
    • gamma rays W88.1
    • in
      • war operations (from or following nuclear explosion) see War operations
    • inadvertent exposure of patient (receiving test or therapy) Y63.3
    • infrared (heaters and lamps) W90.1
      • excessive heat from W92
    • ionized, ionizing (particles, artificially accelerated)
    • isotopes, radioactive see Radiation, radioactive isotopes
    • laser (s) W90.2
    • light sources (man-made visible and ultraviolet) W89.9
    • man-made visible light W89.9
    • microwave W90.8
    • misadventure in medical or surgical procedure Y63.2
    • natural NEC X39.08
    • overdose (in medical or surgical procedure) Y63.2
    • radar W90.0
    • radioactive isotopes (any) W88.1
      • atomic power plant malfunction W88.1
      • misadventure in medical or surgical treatment Y63.2
    • radiofrequency W90.0
    • radium NEC W88.1
    • sun X32
    • ultraviolet (light) (man-made) W89.9
    • welding arc, torch, or light W89.0
      • excessive heat from W92
    • x-rays (hard) (soft) W88.0