ICD-10 Chapter XX: External causes of morbidity and mortality
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision
Chapter |
Blocks |
Title |
I |
A00–B99 |
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases |
II |
C00–D48 |
Neoplasms |
III |
D50–D89 |
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism |
IV |
E00–E90 |
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases |
V |
F00–F99 |
Mental and behavioural disorders |
VI |
G00–G99 |
Diseases of the nervous system |
VII |
H00–H59 |
Diseases of the eye and adnexa |
VIII |
H60–H95 |
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process |
IX |
I00–I99 |
Diseases of the circulatory system |
X |
J00–J99 |
Diseases of the respiratory system |
XI |
K00–K93 |
Diseases of the digestive system |
XII |
L00–L99 |
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue |
XIII |
M00–M99 |
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue |
XIV |
N00–N99 |
Diseases of the genitourinary system |
XV |
O00–O99 |
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium |
XVI |
P00–P96 |
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period |
XVII |
Q00–Q99 |
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities |
XVIII |
R00–R99 |
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified |
XIX |
S00–T98 |
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes |
XX |
V01–Y98 |
External causes of morbidity and mortality |
XXI |
Z00–Z99 |
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services |
XXII |
U00–U99 |
Codes for special purposes |
The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD-10) is a coding of diseases and signs, symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances and external causes of injury or diseases, as classified by the World Health Organization (WHO).[1] This page contains ICD-10 Chapter XX: External causes of morbidity and mortality.
V01–Y98 – External causes of morbidity and mortality
(V01–X59) Accidents
- (V01) Unintentional: vehicle and traffic injuries
- (W00) Unintentional: falls
- (W20) Unintentional: struck by/against
- (W50) Unintentional: hit/struck/bitten by person or animal
- W50 Hit, struck, kicked, twisted, bitten or scratched by another person
- W51 Striking against or bumped into by another person
- W52 Crushed, pushed or stepped on by crowd or human stampede
- W53 Bitten by rat
- W54 Bitten or struck by dog
- W55 Bitten or struck by other mammals
- W56 Contact with marine animal
- W57 Bitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other nonvenomous arthropods
- W58 Bitten or struck by crocodile or alligator
- W59 Bitten or crushed by other reptiles
- W60 Contact with plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves
- W64 Exposure to other and unspecified animate mechanical forces
- (W65) Unintentional: drowning/suffocation
- (W85) Unintentional: exposure to electric current or radiation
- (X00) Unintentional: fire/flames/hot objects
- (X20) Unintentional: nature/environmental
- X20 Contact with venomous snakes and lizards
- X21 Contact with venomous spiders
- X22 Contact with scorpions
- X23 Contact with hornets, wasps and bees
- X24 Contact with centipedes and venomous millipedes (tropical)
- X25 Contact with other venomous arthropods
- X26 Contact with venomous marine animals and plants
- X27 Contact with other specified venomous animals
- X28 Contact with other specified venomous plants
- X29 Contact with unspecified venomous animal or plant
- (X40) Unintentional: poisoning
- (X50) Unintentional: overexertion
(X60–X84) Intentional self-harm
- (X60) Intentional: self-harm
- (X60) Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to nonopioid analgesics, antipyretics and antirheumatics
- (X61) Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to antiepileptic, sedative-hypnotic, antiparkinsonism and psychotropic drugs, not elsewhere classified
- (X62) Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to narcotics and psychodysleptics [hallucinogens], not elsewhere classified
- (X63) Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to other drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system
- (X64) Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances
- (X65) Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol
- (X66) Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to organic solvents and halogenated hydrocarbons and their vapours
- (X67) Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to other gases and vapours
- (X68) Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to pesticides
- (X69) Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to other and unspecified chemicals and noxious substances
- (X70) Intentional self-harm by hanging, strangulation and suffocation
- (X71) Intentional self-harm by drowning and submersion
- (X72) Intentional self-harm by handgun discharge
- (X73) Intentional self-harm by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge
- (X74) Intentional self-harm by other and unspecified firearm discharge
- (X75) Intentional self-harm by explosive material
- (X76) Intentional self-harm by smoke, fire and flames
- (X77) Intentional self-harm by steam, hot vapours and hot objects
- (X78) Intentional self-harm by sharp object
- (X79) Intentional self-harm by blunt object
- (X80) Intentional self-harm by jumping from a high place
- (X81) Intentional self-harm by jumping or lying before moving object
- (X82) Intentional self-harm by crashing of motor vehicle
- (X83) Intentional self-harm by other specified means
- (X84) Intentional self-harm by unspecified means
(X85–Y09) Assault
(Y10–Y34) Event of undetermined intent
- (Y10) Undetermined intent
(Y35–Y36) Legal intervention and operations of war
(Y40–Y84) Complications of medical and surgical care
(Y40–Y59) Drugs, medicaments and biological substances causing adverse effects in therapeutic use
(Y85–Y89) Sequelae of external causes of morbidity and mortality
(Y90–Y98) Supplementary factors related to causes of morbidity and mortality classified elsewhere
- (Y90) Evidence of alcohol involvement determined by blood alcohol level
- (Y90.0) Blood alcohol level of less than 20 mg/100 ml
- (Y90.1) Blood alcohol level of 20–39 mg/100 ml
- (Y90.2) Blood alcohol level of 40–59 mg/100 ml
- (Y90.3) Blood alcohol level of 60–79 mg/100 ml
- (Y90.4) Blood alcohol level of 80–99 mg/100 ml
- (Y90.5) Blood alcohol level of 100–119 mg/100 ml
- (Y90.6) Blood alcohol level of 120–199 mg/100 ml
- (Y90.7) Blood alcohol level of 200–239 mg/100 ml
- (Y90.8) Blood alcohol level of 240 mg/100 ml or more
- (Y90.9) Presence of alcohol in blood, level not specified
- (Y91) Evidence of alcohol involvement determined by level of intoxication
- (Y95) Nosocomial condition
- (Y96) Work-related condition
- (Y97) Environmental-pollution-related condition
- (Y98) Lifestyle-related condition
Excludes
- Agricultural vehicles in stationary use or maintenance (W31.-)
- Assault by crashing or motor vehicle (Y03.-)
- Automobile or motor cycle in stationary use or maintenance - code to type of accident
- Crashing of motor vehicle, undetermined intent (Y32)
- Intentional self-harm by crashing of motor vehicle (X82)
- Transport accidents due to cataclysm (X34-X38)
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