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Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code E972
Injury due to legal intervention by gas
  • Short description: Legal intervent-gas.
  • ICD-9-CM E972 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, E972 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).
  • E972 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
  • You are viewing the 2013 version of ICD-9-CM E972.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM E972: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: E972 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Y35.203A Legal intervention involving unspecified gas, suspect injured, initial encounter
Applies To
  • Asphyxiation by gas
  • Injury by tear gas
  • Poisoning by gas
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