ICD-9 External Cause of Injury ICD Code Matrix
Information in the ICD-9 Injury Causes are consistent with the injury case definitions found in the Consensus Recommendations for Using Hospital Discharge Data for Injury Surveillance (2003) developed by the State and Territorial Injury Program Directors Association (STIPDA) Injury Surveillance Workgroup (see pages 7-11).
Code List
(last updated October 2005)
Selections available in IBIS are numbered in the leftmost column. The codes are broken out by intent in the columns of the table.
| ICD-9 External Cause of Injury Matrix | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For use with Injury Mortality, Inpatient Hospital and ED query systems | |||||||||
| Intent | |||||||||
| MECHANISM | All Injury | Unintentional | Suicide/Self-inflicted | Homicide/Assault | Undetermined | Other* | |||
| All Injury | E800-E869, E880-E929, E950-E978, E980-E998, E979, E999 | E800-E869, E880-E929 | E950-E959 | E960-E969, E979, E999 | E980-E989 | E970-E978, E990-E998 | |||
| 1. | Cut/Pierce | E920, E956, E966, E986, E974 | E920 | E956 | E966 | E986 | E974 | ||
| 2. | Drowning/Submersion | E910, E954, E964, E984 | E910 | E954 | E964 | E984 | - | ||
| 3. | Fall | E880-E886, E888, E957, E968.1, E987 | E880-E886, E888 | E957 | E968.1 | E987 | - | ||
| Fire/hot object or substance | |||||||||
| 4. | Fire/Flame/Smoke | E890-E899, E958.1, E968.0, E988.1, E979.3 | E890-E899 | E958.1 | E968.0, E979.3 | E988.1 | - | ||
| 5. | Hot Object/Substance, Caustic Substance | E924, E958 (.2, .7), E961, E968.3, E988 (.2, .7) | E924 | E958 (.2, .7) | E961, E968.3 | E988 (.2, .7) | - | ||
| 6. | Firearm | E922 (.0-.3, .8-.9), E955 (.0-.4), E965 (.0-.4), E985 (.0-.4), E970, E979.4 | E922 (.0-.3, .8-.9) | E955 (.0-.4) | E965 (.0-.4), E979.4 | E985 (.0-.4) | E970 | ||
| 7. | Machinery | E919 | E919 | - | - | - | - | ||
| All Transport | |||||||||
| Motor Vehicle, Traffic | |||||||||
| 8. | Occupant Injured | E810-E819 (.0, .1) | E810-E819 (.0, .1) | - | - | - | - | ||
| 9. | Motorcyclist Injured | E810-E819 (.2, .3) | E810-E819 (.2, .3) | - | - | - | - | ||
| 10. | Pedal Cyclist Injured | E810-E819 (.6) | E810-E819 (.6) | - | - | - | - | ||
| 11. | Pedestrian Injured | E810-E819 (.7) | E810-E819 (.7) | - | - | - | - | ||
| 12. | Other and Unspecified | E810-E819 (.4, .5, .8, .9) , E958.5, E968.5, E988.5 | E810-E819 (.4, .5, .8, .9) | E958.5 | E968.5 | E988.5 | - | ||
| Motor Vehicle, Non-traffic | |||||||||
| 13. | Pedal Cyclist, Other | E800-E807 (.3), E820-E825 (.6), E826 (.1, .9), E827-E829 (.1) | E800-E807 (.3), E820-E825 (.6), E826 (.1, .9), E827-E829 (.1) | - | - | - | - | ||
| 14. | Pedestrian, Other | E800-E807 (.2), E820-E825 (.7), E826-E829 (.0) | E800-E807 (.2), E820-E825 (.7), E826-E829 (.0) | - | - | - | - | ||
| 15. | Other Motor Vehicle | E820-E825 (.0-.5, .8, .9) | E820-E825 (.0-.5, .8, .9) | - | - | - | - | ||
| 16. | Other Land Transport | E800-E807 (.0, .1, .8, .9) - railway E826 (.2-.8), E827-E829 (.2-.9) - other road vehicle |
E800-E807 (.0, .1, .8, .9), E826 (.2-.8), E827-E829 (.2-.9) | - | - | - | - | ||
| 17. | Other Transport | E830-E838 - water E840-E845, E958.6, E988.6, E979.1 - air/space |
E830-E838, E840-E845 | E958.6 | E979.1 | E988.6 | - | ||
| 18. | Natural/Environmental | E900-E909, E928 (.0-.2), E958.3, E988.3 | E900-E909, E928 (.0-.2) | E958.3 | - | E988.3 | - | ||
| 19. | Overexertion | E927 | E927 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 20. | Poisoning | E850-E869, E950-E952, E962, E980-E982, E972, E979 (.6-.7) | E850-E869 | E950-E952 | E962, E979 (.6-.7) | E980-E982 | E972 | ||
| 21. | Struck By or Against | E916-E917, E960.0, E968.2, E973, E975 | E916-E917 | - | E960.0, E968.2 | - | E973, E975 | ||
| 22. | Suffocation | E911-E913, E953, E963, E983 | E911-E913 | E953 | E963 | E983 | - | ||
| 23. | Other Specified and Unspecified | E846-E848, E887, E914-E915, E918, E921, E922.4, E923, E925-E926, E928 (.3, .8-.9), E929 (.0-.5, .8-.9), E955 (.5-.6, .9), E958 (.0, .4, .8-.9), E959, E960.1, E965 (.5-.9), E967, E968 (.4, .6-.9), E969, E971, E976-E978, E985 (.5-.6), E988 (.0, .4, .8-.9), E989-E996, E997 (.0-.2, .8-.9), E998, E979 (.0, .2, .5), E979 (.8-.9), E999 | |||||||
| Other Specified, classifiable | E846-E848, E914-E915, E918, E921, E922.4, E923, E925-E926, E928.3, E929 (.0-.5) | E955 (.5-.6, .9), E958 (.0, .4) | E960.1, E965 (.5-.9), E967, E968 (.4, .6-.7), E979 (.0, .2, .5) | E985 (.5-.6), E988 (.0, .4) | E971, E978, E990-E994, E996, E997 (.0-.2) | ||||
| Other Specified, NEC | E928.8, E929.8 | E958.8, E959 | E968.8, E969, E979 (.8-.9), E999 | E988.8, E989 | E977, E995, E997.8, E998 | ||||
| Unspecified | E887, E928.9, E929.9 | E958.9 | E968.9 | E988.9 | E976, E997.9 | ||||