E976Injury due to legal intervention by unspecified means
- Legacy / Not Valid for Submission
- Replaced October 1, 2015
- External Cause (E Code)
E976 is a legacy ICD-9-CM external cause code (E code) that described injury due to legal intervention by unspecified means. 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 Y35.93XA (Legal intervention, means unsp, suspect injured, init encntr), flagged as an approximate match.
Code Identity
ICD-10-CM Replacement
Based on the final CMS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), E976 crosswalks to the following ICD-10-CM code.
| ICD-10-CM Code | Description | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Y35.93XA | Legal intervention, means unsp, suspect injured, init encntr | Approximate |
Questions About E976
Is E976 (injury due to legal intervention by unspecified means) 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 Y35.93XA.
What is the ICD-10 replacement for E976?
The General Equivalence Mappings crosswalk this code to ICD-10-CM Y35.93XA (Legal intervention, means unsp, suspect injured, init encntr). The match is flagged as approximate, so confirm it against the clinical documentation before use.
What did E976 mean?
In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described injury due to legal intervention by unspecified means. It sat in block E976 Injury due to legal intervention by unspecified means under External causes of injury (V).
