Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code E958.9
Suicide and self-inflicted injury by unspecified means
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM E958.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, E958.9 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).
  • E958.9 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: E958.9 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM X83.8XXA Intentional self-harm by other specified means, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Attempted suicide w injury
  • Cause of injury, suicide attempt
  • Injury due to attempted suicide
  • Injury due to suicide attempt
  • Suicide attempt
  • Suicide attempt (event)
ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM E958.9 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare. Although ICD-9-CM and CPT codes are largely numeric, they differ in that CPT codes describe medical procedures and services. Can't find a code? Start at the root of ICD-9-CM, check the 2015 ICD-9-CM Index or use the search engine at the top of this page to lookup any code.