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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code E979.3
Terrorism involving fires
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM E979.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, E979.3 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).
  • E979.3 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: E979.3 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Y38.3X2A Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, civilian injured, initial encounter
Applies To
  • Burning building or structure:
    • collapse of
    • fall from
    • hit by falling object in
    • jump from
  • Conflagration NOS
  • Fire (causing):
    • asphyxia
    • burns
    • NOS
    • other injury
  • Melting of fittings and furniture in burning
  • Petrol bomb
  • Smouldering building or structure
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