E979.5 TERRORISM, NUC WEAPONS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: E979.5

Short Description: Terrorism, nuc weapons

Long Description: Terrorism involving nuclear weapons

Code Classification:

  • External causes of injury (V)
    • Legal intervention (E970-E979)
      • E979 Terrorism
        • E979.5 Terrorism, nuc weapons

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Crosswalk Information

The code E979.5 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
E979.5 Right Arrow Y38.5X2A Terrorism involving nuclear weapons, civilian injured, 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
E979.0 Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons
E979.1 Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft
E979.2 Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments
E979.3 Terrorism involving fires
E979.4 Terrorism involving firearms
E979.6 Terrorism involving biological weapons
E979.7 Terrorism involving chemical weapons
E979.8 Terrorism involving other means
E979.9 Terrorism secondary effects


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