ICD-9 Code E917.2
Striking against or struck accidentally in running water
Not Valid for Submission
E917.2 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of striking against or struck accidentally in running water. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
| ICD-9: | E917.2 |
| Short Description: | Run water w/o sub fall |
| Long Description: | Striking against or struck accidentally in running water |
Convert E917.2 to ICD-10
The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
- W20.8XXA - Oth cause of strike by thrown, projected or fall obj, init
Code Classification
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External causes of injury (V)
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Other accidents (E916-E928)
- E917 Striking against or struck accidentally by objects or persons
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Other accidents (E916-E928)
Information for Medical Professionals
ICD-9 Footnotes
General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- 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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