Exposure to forces of nature (X30-X39)
X38: Flood

inclusionTerm
Flood arising from remote storm
Flood of cataclysmic nature arising from melting snow
Flood resulting directly from storm

excludes1
collapse of dam or man-made structure causing earth movement (X36.0)
tidal wave NOS (X37.41)
tidal wave caused by storm (X37.42)

sevenChrNote
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code X38

sevenChrDef
A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

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