E996.8 WAR INJ:NUCL WEAPON NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: E996.8

Short Description: War inj:nucl weapon NEC

Long Description: Injury due to war operations by other effects of nuclear weapons

Code Classification:

  • External causes of injury (V)
    • Injury resulting from operations of war (E990-E999)
      • E996 Injury due to war operations by nuclear weapons
        • E996.8 War inj:nucl weapon NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Crosswalk Information

The code E996.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
E996.8 Right Arrow Y36.590A War operation w oth effects of nuclear weapons, 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
E996.0 Injury due to war operations by direct blast effect of nuclear weapon
E996.1 Injury due to war operations by indirect blast effect of nuclear weapon
E996.2 Injury due to war operations by thermal radiation effect of nuclear weapon
E996.3 Injury due to war operations by nuclear radiation effects
E996.9 Injury due to war operations by unspecified effect of nuclear weapon


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