E918Caught accidentally in or between objects
- Legacy / Not Valid for Submission
- Replaced October 1, 2015
- External Cause (E Code)
E918 is a legacy ICD-9-CM external cause code (E code) that described caught accidentally in or between objects. 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 W23.0XXA (Caught, crush, jammed, or pinched betw moving objects, init), flagged as an approximate match.
Code Identity
Convert E918 to ICD-10-CM
Based on the final CMS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), E918 crosswalks to the following ICD-10-CM code.
Questions About E918
Is E918 (caught accidentally in or between objects) 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 W23.0XXA.
What is the ICD-10 replacement for E918?
The General Equivalence Mappings crosswalk this code to ICD-10-CM W23.0XXA (Caught, crush, jammed, or pinched betw moving objects, init). The match is flagged as approximate, so confirm it against the clinical documentation before use.
What did E918 mean?
In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described caught accidentally in or between objects. It sat in block E918 Caught accidentally in or between objects under External causes of injury (V).
