ICD-9 Code E838.0

Other and unspecified water transport accident injuring occupant of small boat, unpowered

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E838.0 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other and unspecified water transport accident injuring occupant of small boat, unpowered. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

ICD-9: E838.0
Short Description:Watercraft acc NEC-unpow
Long Description:Other and unspecified water transport accident injuring occupant of small boat, unpowered

Convert E838.0 to ICD-10

The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

  • V94.21XA - Rider of nonpowr wtrcrft struck by oth nonpowr wtrcrft, init

Code Classification

  • External causes of injury (V)
    • Water transport accidents (E830-E838)
      • E838 Other and unspecified water transport accident

Information for Medical Professionals

ICD-9 Footnotes

General Equivalence Map Definitions
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