Chapter 20
External causes of morbidity
V00-Y99
This chapter provides external cause codes describing how, where, and under what circumstances an injury occurred. These codes always supplement — never replace — an injury code from elsewhere in the classification, and are never used as a first-listed diagnosis.
Sections
- V00-X58Accidents
- V00-V99Transport accidents
- V00-V09Pedestrian injured in transport accident
- V10-V19Pedal cycle rider injured in transport accident
- V20-V29Motorcycle rider injured in transport accident
- V30-V39Occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in transport accident
- V40-V49Car occupant injured in transport accident
- V50-V59Occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in transport accident
- V60-V69Occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in transport accident
- V70-V79Bus occupant injured in transport accident
- V80-V89Other land transport accidents
- V90-V94Water transport accidents
- V95-V97Air and space transport accidents
- V98-V99Other and unspecified transport accidents
- W00-X58Other external causes of accidental injury
- W00-W19Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls
- W20-W49Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces
- W50-W64Exposure to animate mechanical forces
- W65-W74Accidental non-transport drowning and submersion
- W85-W99Exposure to electric current, radiation and extreme ambient air temperature and pressure
- X00-X08Exposure to smoke, fire and flames
- X10-X19Contact with heat and hot substances
- X30-X39Exposure to forces of nature
- X50Overexertion and strenuous or repetitive movements
- X52-X58Accidental exposure to other specified factors
- X71-X83Intentional self-harm
- X92-Y09Assault
- Y21-Y33Event of undetermined intent
- Y35-Y38Legal intervention, operations of war, military operations, and terrorism
- Y62-Y84Complications of medical and surgical care
- Y62-Y69Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care
- Y70-Y82Medical devices associated with adverse incidents in diagnostic and therapeutic use
- Y83-Y84Surgical and other medical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure
- Y90-Y99Supplementary factors related to causes of morbidity classified elsewhere