Specific code 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code E831.8
Accident to watercraft causing other injury to other specified person
  • Short description: BOAT INJ NEC-PERSON NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM E831.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, E831.8 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).
  • E831.8 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
  • You are viewing the 2009 version of ICD-9-CM E831.8.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM E831.8: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: E831.8 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM V91.89XA Other injury due to other accident to unspecified watercraft, initial encounter
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