Non-specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code E999
Late effect of injury due to war operations and terrorism
  • 2015
  • Non-Billable Code

  • There are 2 ICD-9-CM codes below E999 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
Note
This category is to be used to indicate circumstances classifiable to E979, E990-E998 as the cause of death or disability from late effects, which are themselves classifiable elsewhere. The "late effects" include conditions reported as such or as sequelae which may occur at any time after injury resulting from operations of war or terrorism.
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