Home > 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes > Supplementary Classification Of External Causes Of Injury And Poisoning E000-E999 > Injury Undetermined Whether Accidentally Or Purposely Inflicted E980-E989 > Hanging strangulation or suffocation undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted E983-
Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code E983.9
Strangulation or suffocation by unspecified means, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Undet circ-suffocate NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM E983.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, E983.9 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).
  • E983.9 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
  • You are viewing the 2014 version of ICD-9-CM E983.9.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM E983.9: 2015.
  • No ICD-10-CM code(s) convert to ICD-9-CM E983.9
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