ICD-10-CM External Causes of Injury Index — H
Look up how an injury occurred. External cause codes are secondary codes; they never appear as the principal diagnosis.
37 entries. An entry marked — has no code of its own; follow "see" to the listed term. An unmarked entry without a code is a heading for the entries beneath it.
| Term | Code |
|---|---|
| Hailstones, injured by | X39.8 |
| Hanged herself or himself | T71.162 |
| Hanging (accidental) — see also | T71.16 |
| Hanging (accidental), legal execution — see Legal, intervention, specified means NEC | — |
| Heat (effects of) (excessive) | X30 |
| Heat (effects of) (excessive), due to | |
| Heat (effects of) (excessive), due to, man-made conditions | W92 |
| Heat (effects of) (excessive), due to, man-made conditions, on board watercraft | V93.29 |
| Heat (effects of) (excessive), due to, man-made conditions, on board watercraft, fishing boat | V93.22 |
| Heat (effects of) (excessive), due to, man-made conditions, on board watercraft, merchant ship | V93.20 |
| Heat (effects of) (excessive), due to, man-made conditions, on board watercraft, passenger ship | V93.21 |
| Heat (effects of) (excessive), due to, man-made conditions, on board watercraft, sailboat | V93.24 |
| Heat (effects of) (excessive), due to, man-made conditions, on board watercraft, specified powered craft NEC | V93.23 |
| Heat (effects of) (excessive), due to, weather (conditions) | X30 |
| Heat (effects of) (excessive), from | |
| Heat (effects of) (excessive), from, electric heating apparatus causing burning | X16 |
| Heat (effects of) (excessive), from, nuclear explosion in war operations — see War operations, nuclear weapons | — |
| Heat (effects of) (excessive), inappropriate in local application or packing in medical or surgical procedure | Y63.5 |
| Hemorrhage | |
| Hemorrhage, delayed following medical or surgical treatment without mention of misadventure — see Index to Diseases and Injuries, Complication(s) | — |
| Hemorrhage, during medical or surgical treatment as misadventure — see Index to Diseases and Injuries, Complication(s) | — |
| High | |
| High, altitude (effects) — see Air, pressure, low | — |
| High, level of radioactivity, effects — see Radiation | — |
| High, pressure (effects) — see Air, pressure, high | — |
| High, temperature, effects — see Heat | — |
| Hit, hittingby (accidental) — see Struck by | — |
| Hitting against — see Striking against | — |
| Homicide (attempt) (justifiable) — see Assault | — |
| Hot | |
| Hot, place, effects — see also Heat | — |
| Hot, weather, effects | X30 |
| House fire (uncontrolled) — see Exposure, fire, uncontrolled, building | — |
| Humidity, causing problem | X39.8 |
| Hunger | X58 |
| Hurricane (any injury) | X37.0 |
| Hypobarism, hypobaropathy — see Air, pressure, low | — |
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