E846Accidents involving powered vehicles used solely within the buildings and premises of industrial or commercial establishment

ICD-9-CM E846
CMS Source: final ICD-9-CM release (version date October 1, 2014). Retired from U.S. claims after September 30, 2015.FacebookXLinkedInPrint

E846 is a legacy ICD-9-CM external cause code (E code) that described accidents involving powered vehicles used solely within the buildings and premises of industrial or commercial establishment. It was valid on U.S. claims through September 30, 2015 and cannot be reported for services on or after October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM replaced the ICD-9 code set. Under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings, its ICD-10-CM replacement is V83.9XXA (Occup of special industrial vehicle injured nontraf, init), flagged as an approximate match.

Code Identity

ICD-9-CM Code
E846
Valid for Submission
No — Legacy Code
Code Describes
Accidents involving powered vehicles used solely within the buildings and premises of industrial or commercial establishment
Short Description
Indus veh acc on premise
Parent Block
E846 Accidents involving powered vehicles used solely within the buildings and premises of an industrial or commercial establishment
ICD-10-CM Replacement
V83.9XXA (approximate)

Convert E846 to ICD-10-CM

Based on the final CMS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), E846 crosswalks to the following ICD-10-CM code.

ICD-10-CM
V83.9XXA Occup of special industrial vehicle injured nontraf, init
Approximate The match is approximate rather than exact.

Questions About E846

Is E846 (accidents involving powered vehicles used solely within the…) still a valid code?

No. This code belonged to ICD-9-CM, which the United States retired after September 30, 2015. Claims with dates of service on or after October 1, 2015 must use ICD-10-CM codes, such as its replacement V83.9XXA.

What is the ICD-10 replacement for E846?

The General Equivalence Mappings crosswalk this code to ICD-10-CM V83.9XXA (Occup of special industrial vehicle injured nontraf, init). The match is flagged as approximate, so confirm it against the clinical documentation before use.

What did E846 mean?

In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described accidents involving powered vehicles used solely within the buildings and premises of industrial or commercial establishment. It sat in block E846 Accidents involving powered vehicles used solely within the buildings and premises of an industrial or commercial establishment under External causes of injury (V).