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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Object
- falling
  - from, in, on, hitting
    - machinery see Contact, with, by type of machine
- set in motion by
  - accidental explosion or rupture of pressure vessel W38
  - firearm see Discharge, firearm, by type
  - machine (ry) see Contact, with, by type of machine
Overdose
(drug) see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
- radiation Y63.2
Overexertion
X50.9
- from
  - prolonged static or awkward postures X50.1
  - repetitive movements X50.3
  - specified strenuous movements or postures NEC X50.9
  - strenuous movement or load X50.0
Overexposure
(accidental) (to)
- cold X31 see also Exposure, cold
  - due to man-made conditions see Exposure, cold, man-made
- heat X30 see also Heat
- radiation see Radiation
- radioactivity W88.0
- sun (sunburn) X32
- weather NEC see Forces of nature
- wind NEC see Forces of nature
Overheated
see Heat
Overturning
(accidental)
- machinery see Contact, with, by type of machine
- transport vehicle NEC V89.9 see also Accident, transport
- watercraft (causing drowning, submersion) see also Drowning, due to, accident to, watercraft, overturning
  - causing injury except drowning or submersion see Accident, watercraft, causing, injury NEC

ICD-10-CM External Cause of Injuries

Object

Overdose

Overexertion

Overexposure

Overheated

Overturning