E997.8 WAR INJ-UNCONVEN WAR NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: E997.8

Short Description: War inj-unconven war NEC

Long Description: Injury due to other specified forms of unconventional warfare

Code Classification:

  • External causes of injury (V)
    • Injury resulting from operations of war (E990-E999)
      • E997 Injury due to war operations by other forms of unconventional warfare
        • E997.8 War inj-unconven war NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Crosswalk Information

The code E997.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
E997.8 Right Arrow Y36.7X0A War op w chem weapons and oth unconvtl warfare, milt, init
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
E997.0 Injury due to war operations by lasers
E997.1 Injury due to war operations by biological warfare
E997.2 Injury due to war operations by gases, fumes, and chemicals
E997.3 Injury due to war operations by weapon of mass destruction [WMD], unspecified
E997.9 Injury due to unspecified form of unconventional warfare


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014