AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2009 Issue 4; E Code Update

External Cause Status

Effective October 1, 2009, a new section of E codes has been created to identify the status (e.g., civilian at work, student activity, or military) at the time the injury occurred. These codes are to be used with other external cause codes to indicate the status of the patient at the time of the incident. New section EXTERNAL CAUSE STATUS (E000) Add Note: A code from category E000 should be used in conjunction with the external cause code(s) assigned to a record to indicate the status of the person at the time the event occurred. A single code...

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