ICD-9 Code E840.4

Accident to powered aircraft at takeoff or landing injuring occupant of commercial aircraft (powered) in surface to air transport

Not Valid for Submission

E840.4 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of accident to powered aircraft at takeoff or landing injuring occupant of commercial aircraft (powered) in surface to air transport. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

ICD-9: E840.4
Short Description:Tk off/land-comm crf NEC
Long Description:Accident to powered aircraft at takeoff or landing injuring occupant of commercial aircraft (powered) in surface to air transport

Convert E840.4 to ICD-10

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

  • V95.31XA - Commercial fixed-wing aircraft crash injuring occupant, init

Code Classification

  • External causes of injury (V)
    • Air and space transport accidents (E840-E845)
      • E840 Accident to powered aircraft at takeoff or landing

Information for Medical Professionals

ICD-9 Footnotes

General Equivalence Map Definitions
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  • Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
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  • Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.