Home > 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes > Supplementary Classification Of External Causes Of Injury And Poisoning E800-E999 > Injury Undetermined Whether Accidentally Or Purposely Inflicted E980-E989 > Injury by other and unspecified means undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted E988-
Specific code 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code E988.2
Injury by scald undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted
  • Short description: UNDETERM CIRC-SCALD.
  • ICD-9-CM E988.2 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, E988.2 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • E988.2 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
  • You are viewing the 2006 version of ICD-9-CM E988.2.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM E988.2: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: E988.2 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Y27.2XXA Contact with hot fluids, undetermined intent, initial encounter
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