AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2009 Issue 4; E Code Update
Injury Resulting from Operations of War
Effective October 1, 2009, there is a full expansion of codes under categories E990-E999, Injury resulting from operations of war, to allow identification of the external cause of injuries among military personnel and assist in the prevention of these injuries. They can also be used for injuries to civilians resulting from military operations. INJURY RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS OF WAR (E990-E999) Revise Includes: injuries to military personnel and civilians caused by war and civil insurrections and occurring during the time of war and insurrection, and peacekeeping missions E990 Injury due to war operations by fires and conflagrations E990.0 From...
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