ICD-10-CM External Cause Index · FY 2026 54 Entries

Forces of nature in the External Cause Index ICD-10-CM

The main term Forces of nature carries 54 external cause index entries pointing to 20 ICD-10-CM codes. The default entry is X39.8, the code the bare main term maps to; every indented line below refines the event by vehicle, object, place, or intent. External cause codes are reported after the injury code; verify the 7th character on the code page.

✓ Built from the official CMS FY 2026 index fileEffective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026
54
Index Entries
20
Codes Referenced
X39.8
Default Code
F
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ICD-10-CM

Index Entries Under Forces of nature 54 entries · 20 codes

Forces of nature X39.8 Non-billable
avalanche X36.1 Non-billable
causing transport accident see Accident, transport, by type of vehicle
blizzard X37.2 Non-billable
cataclysmic storm X37.9 Non-billable
with flood X38 Non-billable
blizzard X37.2 Non-billable
cloudburst X37.8 Non-billable
cyclone X37.1 Non-billable
dust storm X37.3 Non-billable
hurricane X37.0 Non-billable
specified storm NEC X37.8 Non-billable
storm surge X37.0 Non-billable
tornado X37.1 Non-billable
twister X37.1 Non-billable
typhoon X37.0 Non-billable
cloudburst X37.8 Non-billable
cold (natural) X31 Non-billable
cyclone X37.1 Non-billable
dam collapse causing earth movement X36.0 Non-billable
dust storm X37.3 Non-billable
earth movement X36.1 Non-billable
earthquake X34 Non-billable
caused by dam or structure collapse X36.0 Non-billable
earthquake X34 Non-billable
flood (caused by) X38 Non-billable
dam collapse X36.0 Non-billable
tidal wave see Forces of nature, tidal wave
heat (natural) X30 Non-billable
hurricane X37.0 Non-billable
landslide X36.1 Non-billable
causing transport accident see Accident, transport, by type of vehicle
lightning see subcategory T75.0
causing fire see Exposure, fire
mudslide X36.1 Non-billable
causing transport accident see Accident, transport, by type of vehicle
radiation (natural) X39.08 Non-billable
radon X39.01 Non-billable
radon X39.01 Non-billable
specified force NEC X39.8 Non-billable
storm surge X37.0 Non-billable
structure collapse causing earth movement X36.0 Non-billable
sunlight X32 Non-billable
tidal wave X37.41 Non-billable
due to
earthquake X37.41 Non-billable
landslide X37.43 Non-billable
storm X37.42 Non-billable
volcanic eruption X37.41 Non-billable
tornado X37.1 Non-billable
tsunami X37.41 Non-billable
twister X37.1 Non-billable
typhoon X37.0 Non-billable
volcanic eruption X35 Non-billable

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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, FY 2026 ICD-10-CM External Cause of Injuries Index release files, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.