E869.3 ACC POISON-TEAR GAS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: E869.3

Short Description: Acc poison-tear gas

Long Description: Accidental poisoning by lacrimogenic gas [tear gas]

Code Classification:

  • External causes of injury (V)
    • Accidental poisoning by other solid and liquid substances, gases, and vapors (E860-E869)
      • E869 Accidental poisoning by other gases and vapors
        • E869.3 Acc poison-tear gas

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Crosswalk Information

The code E869.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
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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
E869.0 Accidental poisoning by nitrogen oxides
E869.1 Accidental poisoning by sulfur dioxide
E869.2 Accidental poisoning by freon
E869.4 Second hand tobacco smoke
E869.8 Accidental poisoning by other specified gases and vapors
E869.9 Accidental poisoning by unspecified gases and vapors


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