ICD-10-CM Chapter 19
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Chapter 19 of the 2016 edition of the ICD-10-CM contains ICD codes that cover injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes, in the code range S00-T88.
Coding Notes for Chapter 19
- Chapter Notes:
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
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Additional Code Note:
Use Additional Code
Use Additional Code note means a second code must be used in conjunction with this code. Codes with this note are Etiology codes and must be followed by a Manifestation code or codes. - Code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable See code Z18.-
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Chapter Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Birth trauma - instead, use Section P10-P15
- Obstetric trauma - instead, use Section O70-O71