E956Suicide and self-inflicted injury by cutting and piercing instrument
- Legacy / Not Valid for Submission
- Replaced October 1, 2015
- External Cause (E Code)
E956 is a legacy ICD-9-CM external cause code (E code) that described suicide and self-inflicted injury by cutting and piercing instrument. 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 X78.9XXA (Intentional self-harm by unsp sharp object, init encntr), flagged as an approximate match.
Code Identity
Convert E956 to ICD-10-CM
Based on the final CMS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), E956 crosswalks to the following ICD-10-CM code.
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 E956
Is E956 (suicide and self-inflicted injury by cutting and piercing…) 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 X78.9XXA.
What is the ICD-10 replacement for E956?
The General Equivalence Mappings crosswalk this code to ICD-10-CM X78.9XXA (Intentional self-harm by unsp sharp object, init encntr). The match is flagged as approximate, so confirm it against the clinical documentation before use.
What did E956 mean?
In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described suicide and self-inflicted injury by cutting and piercing instrument. It sat in block E956 Suicide and self-inflicted injury by cutting and piercing instruments under External causes of injury (V).
