E954Suicide and self-inflicted injury by submersion [drowning]
- Legacy / Not Valid for Submission
- Replaced October 1, 2015
- External Cause (E Code)
E954 is a legacy ICD-9-CM external cause code (E code) that described suicide and self-inflicted injury by submersion [drowning]. 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, it maps to 2 ICD-10-CM candidates: X71.8XXA and X71.9XXA.
Code Identity
Convert E954 to ICD-10-CM
Based on the final CMS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), E954 crosswalks to the following ICD-10-CM codes. When more than one candidate is listed, pick the code the documentation supports.
Information for Patients
Suicide
Suicide is the taking of one's own life. It is a death that happens when someone harms themselves because they want to end their life. A suicide attempt is when someone harms themselves to try to end their life, but they do not die.
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Questions About E954
Is E954 (suicide and self-inflicted injury by submersion [drowning]) 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 X71.8XXA and X71.9XXA.
What is the ICD-10 replacement for E954?
The General Equivalence Mappings list 2 ICD-10-CM candidates for this code: X71.8XXA (Oth intentional self-harm by drowning and submersion, init) and X71.9XXA (Intentional self-harm by drowning and submersion, unsp, init). Each match is approximate, so the right choice depends on what the documentation supports.
What did E954 mean?
In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described suicide and self-inflicted injury by submersion [drowning]. It sat in block E954 Suicide and self-inflicted injury by submersion [drowning] under External causes of injury (V).
Why does E954 map to more than one ICD-10 code?
ICD-10-CM is more specific than ICD-9-CM. The detail packed into this single legacy code was split across X71.8XXA and X71.9XXA, so the General Equivalence Mappings list every candidate rather than forcing one. The correct target is the one the documentation supports.
