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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Earth movement NEC
(surface) see Forces of nature, earth movement
Earth falling
(on) W20.0
- caused by cataclysmic earth surface movement or eruption see Landslide
Earthquake
(any injury) X34
Effect of
(s) (adverse)
- air pressure (any) see Air, pressure
- cold, excessive (exposure to) see Exposure, cold
- heat (excessive) see Heat
- hot place (weather) see Heat
- insolation X30
- late see Sequelae
- motion see Motion
- nuclear explosion or weapon in war operations see War operations, nuclear weapon
- radiation see Radiation
- travel see Travel
Electric shock
(accidental) (by) (in) see Exposure, electric current
Electrocution
(accidental) see Exposure, electric current
Endotracheal tube wrongly placed during anesthetic procedure
Entanglement
- in
  - bed linen, causing suffocation
  - wheel of pedal cycle V19.88
Entry of foreign body or material
see Foreign body
Environmental pollution related condition- see
Z57

ICD-10-CM External Cause of Injuries

Earth movement NEC

Earth falling

Earthquake

Effect of

Electric shock

Electrocution

Endotracheal tube wrongly placed during anesthetic procedure

Entanglement

Entry of foreign body or material

Environmental pollution related condition- see