2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code E978
Legal execution
- ICD-9-CM E978 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, E978 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
- E978 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
- You are viewing the 2007 version of ICD-9-CM E978.
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- No ICD-10-CM code(s) convert to ICD-9-CM E978
Applies To
- All executions performed at the behest of the judiciary or ruling authority [whether permanent or temporary] as:
- asphyxiation by gas
- beheading, decapitation (by guillotine)
- capital punishment
- electrocution
- hanging
- poisoning
- shooting
- other specified means