ICD-9 Code E843.6
Fall in, on, or from aircraft injuring occupant of unpowered aircraft, except parachutist
Not Valid for Submission
E843.6 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of fall in, on, or from aircraft injuring occupant of unpowered aircraft, except parachutist. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
ICD-9: | E843.6 |
Short Description: | Fall-occ unpower aircraf |
Long Description: | Fall in, on, or from aircraft injuring occupant of unpowered aircraft, except parachutist |
Convert E843.6 to ICD-10
The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
- V97.0XXA - Occupant of aircraft injured in oth air transport acc, init
Code Classification
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External causes of injury (V)
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Air and space transport accidents (E840-E845)
- E843 Fall in, on, or from aircraft
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Air and space transport accidents (E840-E845)
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.
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