Injury by handgun, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted
2014
Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
Short description: Undetermin circ-handgun.
ICD-9-CM E985.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, E985.0 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).
E985.0 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
You are viewing the 2014 version of ICD-9-CM E985.0.