2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code E008.4
Activities involving martial arts
- 2015
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- ICD-9-CM E008.4 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, E008.4 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).
- E008.4 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
E008.4 converts directly to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Y93.75 Activity, martial arts
Clinical Information
- Activities in which participants learn self-defense mainly through the use of hand-to-hand combat. Judo involves throwing an opponent to the ground while karate (which includes kung fu and tae kwon do) involves kicking and punching an opponent
