E998.9 WAR INJ:AFTER CEASE NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: E998.9

Short Description: War inj:after cease NOS

Long Description: Injury due to unspecified war operations but occurring after cessation of hostilities

Code Classification:

  • External causes of injury (V)
    • Injury resulting from operations of war (E990-E999)
      • E998 Injury due to war operations but occurring after cessation of hostilities
        • E998.9 War inj:after cease NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Crosswalk Information

The code E998.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
E998.9 Right Arrow Y36.890A Unsp war operations occurring after, milt, init
Y36.891A Unsp war operations occurring after, civilian, 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
E998.0 Injury due to war operations but occurring after cessation of hostilities by explosion of mines
E998.1 Injury due to war operations but occurring after cessation of hostilities by explosion of bombs
E998.8 Injury due to other war operations but occurring after cessation of hostilities


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