ICD-9-CM

SUPPLEMENTARY CLASSIFICATION OF EXTERNAL CAUSES OF INJURY AND POISONING (E000-E999)

This section is provided to permit the classification of environmental events, circumstances, and conditions as the cause of injury, poisoning, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used in addition to a code from one of the main chapters of ICD-9-CM, indicating the nature of the condition. Certain other conditions which may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters 1 to 16 of ICD-9-CM. For these, the "E" code classification should be used as an additional code for more detailed analysis.

Machinery accidents [other than those connected with transport] are classifiable to category E919, in which the fourth digit allows a broad classification of the type of machinery involved.

Categories for "late effects" of accidents and other external causes are to be found at E929, E959, E969, E977, E989, and E999.

AIR AND SPACE TRANSPORT ACCIDENTS (E840-E845) Note: For definition of aircraft and related terms see definitions (u) and (v). The following fourth-digit subdivisions are for use with categories E840-E845 to identify the injured person: 0 Occupant of spacecraft 1 Occupant of military aircraft, any Crew in military aircraft [air force] [army] [national guard] [navy] Passenger (civilian) (military) in military aircraft [air force] [army] [national guard] [navy] Troops in military aircraft [air force] [army] [national guard] [navy] Excludes: occupants of aircraft operated under jurisdiction of police departments (5) parachutist (7) 2 Crew of commercial aircraft (powered) in surface-to-surface transport 3 Other occupant of commercial aircraft (powered) in surface-to-surface transport Flight personnel: not part of crew on familiarization flight Passenger on aircraft (powered) NOS 4 Occupant of commercial aircraft (powered) in surface-to-air transport Occupant [crew] [passenger] of aircraft (powered) engaged in activities, such as: aerial spraying (crops) (fire retardants) air drops of emergency supplies air drops of parachutists, except from military craft crop dusting lowering of construction material [bridge or telephone pole] sky writing 5 Occupant of other powered aircraft Occupant [crew] [passenger] of aircraft [powered] engaged in activities, such as: aerobatic flying aircraft racing rescue operation storm surveillance traffic surveillance Occupant of private plane NOS 6 Occupant of unpowered aircraft, except parachutist Occupant of aircraft classifiable to E842 7 Parachutist (military) (other) Person making voluntary descent Excludes: person making descent after accident to aircraft (.1-.6) 8 Ground crew, airline employee Persons employed at airfields (civil) (military) or launching pads, not occupants of aircraft 9 Other person
E840: Accident to powered aircraft at takeoff or landing Requires fourth digit. see beginning of section E800-E845 for codes and definitions. Includes: collision of aircraft with any object, fixed, movable, or moving while taking off or landing crash while taking off or landing explosion on aircraft while taking off or landing fire on aircraft while taking off or landing forced landing
E841: Accident to powered aircraft, other and unspecified Requires fourth digit. see beginning of section E800-E845 for codes and definitions. Includes: aircraft accident NOS aircraft crash or wreck NOS any accident to powered aircraft while in transit or when not specified whether in transit, taking off, or landing collision of aircraft with another aircraft, bird, or any object, while in transit explosion on aircraft while in transit fire on aircraft while in transit
E842: Accident to unpowered aircraft [6-9] Requires fourth digit. see beginning of section E800-E845 for codes and definitions. Includes: any accident, except collision with powered aircraft, to: balloon glider hang glider kite carrying a person hit by object falling from unpowered aircraft
E843: Fall in, on, or from aircraft [0-9] Requires fourth digit. see beginning of section E800-E845 for codes and definitions. Includes: accident in boarding or alighting from aircraft, any kind fall in, on, or from aircraft [any kind], while in transit, taking off, or landing, except when as a result of an accident to aircraft
E844: Other specified air transport accidents [0-9] Requires fourth digit. see beginning of section E800-E845 for codes and definitions. Includes: hit by aircraft without accident to aircraft hit by object falling from aircraft without accident to aircraft injury by or from machinery on aircraft without accident to aircraft injury by or from rotating propeller without accident to aircraft injury by or from voluntary parachute descent without accident to aircraft poisoning by carbon monoxide from aircraft while in transit without accident to aircraft sucked into jet without accident to aircraft any accident involving other transport vehicle (motor) (nonmotor) due to being hit by object set in motion by aircraft (powered) Excludes: air sickness (E903) effects of: high altitude (E902.0-E902.1) pressure change (E902.0-E902.1) injury in parachute descent due to accident to aircraft (E840.0-E842.9)
E845: Accident involving spacecraft [0,8,9] Requires fourth digit. see beginning of section E800-E845 for codes and definitions. Includes: launching pad accident Excludes: effects of weightlessness in spacecraft (E928.0)

AIR AND SPACE TRANSPORT ACCIDENTS (E840-E845)

Note:

For definition of aircraft and related terms see definitions (u) and (v).

The following fourth-digit subdivisions are for use with categories E840-E845 to identify the injured person:

0 Occupant of spacecraft

1 Occupant of military aircraft, any

Crew in military aircraft [air force] [army] [national guard] [navy]

Passenger (civilian) (military) in military aircraft [air force] [army] [national guard] [navy]

Troops in military aircraft [air force] [army] [national guard] [navy]

Excludes:

occupants of aircraft operated under jurisdiction of police departments (5)

parachutist (7)

2 Crew of commercial aircraft (powered) in surface-to-surface transport

3 Other occupant of commercial aircraft (powered) in surface-to-surface transport

Flight personnel:

not part of crew

on familiarization flight

Passenger on aircraft (powered) NOS

4 Occupant of commercial aircraft (powered) in surface-to-air transport

Occupant [crew] [passenger] of aircraft (powered) engaged in activities, such as:

aerial spraying (crops) (fire retardants)

air drops of emergency supplies

air drops of parachutists, except from military craft

crop dusting

lowering of construction material [bridge or telephone pole]

sky writing

5 Occupant of other powered aircraft

Occupant [crew] [passenger] of aircraft [powered] engaged in activities, such as:

aerobatic flying

aircraft racing

rescue operation

storm surveillance

traffic surveillance

Occupant of private plane NOS

6 Occupant of unpowered aircraft, except parachutist

Occupant of aircraft classifiable to E842

7 Parachutist (military) (other)

Person making voluntary descent

Excludes:

person making descent after accident to aircraft (.1-.6)

8 Ground crew, airline employee

Persons employed at airfields (civil) (military) or launching pads, not occupants of aircraft

9 Other person

E840: Accident to powered aircraft at takeoff or landing

Requires fourth digit. see beginning of section E800-E845 for codes and definitions.

Includes:

collision of aircraft with any object, fixed, movable, or moving while taking off or landing

crash while taking off or landing

explosion on aircraft while taking off or landing

fire on aircraft while taking off or landing

forced landing

E841: Accident to powered aircraft, other and unspecified

Requires fourth digit. see beginning of section E800-E845 for codes and definitions.

Includes:

aircraft accident NOS

aircraft crash or wreck NOS

any accident to powered aircraft while in transit or when not specified whether in transit, taking off, or landing

collision of aircraft with another aircraft, bird, or any object, while in transit

explosion on aircraft while in transit

fire on aircraft while in transit

E842: Accident to unpowered aircraft

[6-9]

Requires fourth digit. see beginning of section E800-E845 for codes and definitions.

Includes:

any accident, except collision with powered aircraft, to:

balloon

glider

hang glider

kite carrying a person

hit by object falling from unpowered aircraft

E843: Fall in, on, or from aircraft

[0-9]

Requires fourth digit. see beginning of section E800-E845 for codes and definitions.

Includes:

accident in boarding or alighting from aircraft, any kind

fall in, on, or from aircraft [any kind], while in transit, taking off, or landing, except when as a result of an accident to aircraft

E844: Other specified air transport accidents

[0-9]

Requires fourth digit. see beginning of section E800-E845 for codes and definitions.

Includes:

hit by aircraft without accident to aircraft

hit by object falling from aircraft without accident to aircraft

injury by or from machinery on aircraft without accident to aircraft

injury by or from rotating propeller without accident to aircraft

injury by or from voluntary parachute descent without accident to aircraft

poisoning by carbon monoxide from aircraft while in transit without accident to aircraft

sucked into jet without accident to aircraft

any accident involving other transport vehicle (motor) (nonmotor) due to being hit by object set in motion by aircraft (powered)

Excludes:

air sickness (E903)

effects of:

high altitude (E902.0-E902.1)

pressure change (E902.0-E902.1)

injury in parachute descent due to accident to aircraft (E840.0-E842.9)

E845: Accident involving spacecraft

[0,8,9]

Requires fourth digit. see beginning of section E800-E845 for codes and definitions.

Includes:

launching pad accident

Excludes:

effects of weightlessness in spacecraft (E928.0)