E867Accidental poisoning by gas distributed by pipeline
- Legacy / Not Valid for Submission
- Retired October 1, 2015
- External Cause (E Code)
E867 is a legacy ICD-9-CM external cause code (E code) that described accidental poisoning by gas distributed by pipeline. 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. CMS assigns no direct ICD-10-CM equivalent for this code (a No Map flag in the General Equivalence Mappings), so the closest current code must be chosen from the clinical documentation.
Code Identity
Convert E867 to ICD-10-CM
CMS did not link E867 to any ICD-10-CM code in the General Equivalence Mappings.
Questions About E867
Is E867 (accidental poisoning by gas distributed by pipeline) 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.
Why does E867 have no ICD-10 equivalent?
CMS marks this code with a No Map flag in the General Equivalence Mappings: no single ICD-10-CM code corresponds to accidental poisoning by gas distributed by pipeline. To code the same situation today, choose the closest current code from the clinical documentation.
What did E867 mean?
In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described accidental poisoning by gas distributed by pipeline. It sat in block E867 Accidental poisoning by gas distributed by pipeline under External causes of injury (V).
