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E986 - Injury By Cutting And Piercing Instruments, Undetermined Whether Accidentally Or Purposely Inflicted


The ICD 9 Code for Injury by cutting and piercing instruments, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted is listed as E986.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: E986
Long Description: Injury by cutting and piercing instruments, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted
Short Description: Undet circ-cut instrumnt
Chapter: Supplementary Classification Of External Causes Of Injury And Poisoning
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: Y28.9XXA - Contact with unspecified sharp object, undetermined intent, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of E986:
E984 - Submersion (drowning), undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted
E989 - Late effects of injury, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted