2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code E979.2
Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments
- Short description: TERRORISM,EXPLOSIONS.
- ICD-9-CM E979.2 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, E979.2 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).
- E979.2 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
- You are viewing the 2009 version of ICD-9-CM E979.2.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM E979.2: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
E979.2 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Y38.2X2A Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments, civilian injured, initial encounter
Applies To
- Antipersonnel bomb (fragments)
- Blast NOS
- Explosion (of):
- artillery shell
- breech-block
- cannon block
- mortar bomb
- munitions being used in terrorism
- NOS
- Fragments from:
- artillery shell
- bomb
- grenade
- guided missile
- land-mine
- rocket
- shell
- shrapnel
- Mine NOS
