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Posted about 1 year ago by Jon Brakefield
Guidelines for Coding External Causes of Injuries, Poisonings, and Adverse Effects of Drugs (E Codes)
The "E" codes are supplemental to the basic ICD-9-CM codes and should be used in addition to a code in categories 001-V84. "E" diagnosis codes should not be submitted as the primary of sole diagnosis on claims.
Injuries are a major cause of mortality, morbidity and disability. External causes of injury and poisoning codes (E codes) are intended to provide data for injury research and evaluation of injury prevention strategies. E codes capture how the injury or poisoning happened (cause), the intent (unintentional or accidental, or intentional, such as suicide or assault), and the place where the event occurred.
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