ICD-9 Code E965.0
Assault by handgun
Not Valid for Submission
E965.0 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of assault by handgun. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
ICD-9: | E965.0 |
Short Description: | Assault-handgun |
Long Description: | Assault by handgun |
Convert E965.0 to ICD-10
The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
- X93.XXXA - Assault by handgun discharge, initial encounter
Code Classification
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External causes of injury (V)
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Homicide and injury purposely inflicted by other persons (E960-E969)
- E965 Assault by firearms and explosives
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Homicide and injury purposely inflicted by other persons (E960-E969)
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.
- No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
- 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.