Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code E847
Accidents involving cable cars not running on rails
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM E847 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, E847 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).
  • E847 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: E847 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM V98.0XXA Accident to, on or involving cable-car, not on rails, initial encounter
Applies To
  • Accident to, on, or involving:
    • cable car, not on rails
    • ski chair-lift
    • ski-lift with gondola
    • teleferique
  • Breakage of cable
  • Caught or dragged by cable car, not on rails
  • Fall or jump from cable car, not on rails
  • Object thrown from or in cable car not on rails
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