ICD-10-CM External Causes of Injury Index — V
Look up how an injury occurred. External cause codes are secondary codes; they never appear as the principal diagnosis.
13 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 |
|---|---|
| Vibration (causing injury) | W49.9 |
| Victim (of) | |
| Victim (of), avalanche — see Landslide | — |
| Victim (of), earth movements NEC — see Forces of nature, earth movement | — |
| Victim (of), earthquake | X34 |
| Victim (of), flood — see Flood | — |
| Victim (of), landslide — see Landslide | — |
| Victim (of), lightning — see subcategory T75.0 | — |
| Victim (of), lightning, causing fire — see Exposure, fire | — |
| Victim (of), storm NEC (cataclysmic) — see Forces of nature, cataclysmic storm | — |
| Victim (of), volcanic eruption | X35 |
| Volcanic eruption (any injury) | X35 |
| Vomitus, gastric contents in air passages (with asphyxia, obstruction or suffocation) | — |
Read from: CMS/CDC ICD-10-CM release files (tabular list, order file, addenda) — FY2027. All data sources · How to read the labels
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