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  1. Chapter: V
  2. Section: E950-E959
  3. Block: E959 Late effects of self-inflicted injury
  4. E959 - Late eff of self-injury

ICD-9 Diagnosis Code E959

Late eff of self-injury

Diagnosis Code E959

ICD-9: E959
Short Description: Late eff of self-injury
Long Description: Late effects of self-inflicted injury
This is the 2014 version of the ICD-9-CM diagnosis code E959

Code Classification
  • External causes of injury (V)
    • Suicide and self-inflicted injury (E950-E959)
      • E959 Late effects of self-inflicted injury

Information for Medical Professionals

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Information for Patients


Self-harm

Self-harm refers to a person's harming their own body on purpose. About 1 in 100 people hurts himself or herself in this way. More females hurt themselves than males. A person who self-harms usually does not mean to kill himself or herself. But they are at higher risk of attempting suicide if they do not get help.

Self-harm tends to begin in teen or early adult years. Some people may engage in self-harm a few times and then stop. Others engage in it more often and have trouble stopping.

Examples of self-harm include

  • Cutting yourself (such as using a razor blade, knife, or other sharp object to cut the skin)
  • Punching yourself or punching things (like a wall)
  • Burning yourself with cigarettes, matches, or candles
  • Pulling out your hair
  • Poking objects through body openings
  • Breaking your bones or bruising yourself

Many people cut themselves because it gives them a sense of relief. Some people use cutting as a means to cope with a problem. Some teens say that when they hurt themselves, they are trying to stop feeling lonely, angry, or hopeless.

It is possible to overcome the urge to hurt yourself. There are other ways to find relief and cope with your emotions. Counseling may help.

Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health

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