2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Injury And Poisoning 800-999 > Other And Unspecified Effects Of External Causes 990-995 > Certain Adverse Effects Not Elsewhere Classified 995.* > 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 995.5 Child maltreatment syndrome  On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date. The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 995.5 can be accessed here. Abuse of children in a family, institutional, or other setting. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994) The psychological, emotional, and sexual abuse of a child, typically by a parent, stepparent, or parent surrogate. 995.5 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 995.* hierarchy ICD9Data's sister site ProcedureCodes.com launches with the 2008/09 CPT® codes - read more on the ICD9Data.com blog. Use additional code(s), if applicable, to identify any associated injuries nature of abuse (E960-E968) perpetrator (E967.0-E967.9)