2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code E983.1
Suffocation by plastic bag, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted
- Short description: Undet circ-suf plast bag.
- ICD-9-CM E983.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, E983.1 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).
- E983.1 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
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- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM E983.1: 2014 2015.
- No ICD-10-CM code(s) convert to ICD-9-CM E983.1