Accident caused by ignition of clothing from other specified sources
Short description: Clothing fire NEC.
ICD-9-CM E893.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, E893.8 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).
E893.8 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
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