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 995.81 Adult physical abuse  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 Therefore, this code may be out of date.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 995.81 can be accessed here. Women who are physically and mentally abused over an extended period, usually by a husband or other dominant male figure. Characteristics of the battered woman syndrome are helplessness, constant fear, and a perceived inability to escape. (From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 3d ed) 995.81 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 995.81 contains 6 index entries 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. 995.81 also known as: Battered: person syndrome NEC man spouse woman Use additional code to identify: any associated injury nature of abuse (E960-E968) perpetrator (E967.0-E967.9) Index entries containing 995.81: Abuse adult 995.80 physical 995.81 Battered adult (syndrome) 995.81 spouse (syndrome) 995.81 Maltreatment (of) adult 995.80 physical 995.81 Syndrome - see also Disease battered adult 995.81 spouse 995.81