ICD-9 Code E849.4

Accidents occurring in place for recreation and sport

Not Valid for Submission

E849.4 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of accidents occurring in place for recreation and sport. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

ICD-9: E849.4
Short Description:Accid in recreation area
Long Description:Accidents occurring in place for recreation and sport

Convert E849.4 to ICD-10

The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

  • Y92.838 - Oth recreation area as place

Code Classification

  • External causes of injury (V)
    • Vehicle accidents, not elsewhere classifiable (E846-E849)
      • E849 Place of occurrence

Information for Medical Professionals

Information for Patients


Sports Safety

Playing sports can be fun, but it can also be dangerous if you are not careful. You can help prevent injuries by:

  • Getting a physical to make sure you are healthy before you start playing your sport
  • Wearing the right shoes, gear, and equipment
  • Drinking lots of water
  • Warming up and stretching

If you have already hurt yourself playing a sport, make sure you recover completely before you start up again. If possible, protect the injured part of your body with padding, a brace, or special equipment. When you do start playing again, start slowly.


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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.