E989Late effects of injury, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted
- Legacy / Not Valid for Submission
- Retired October 1, 2015
- External Cause (E Code)
E989 is a legacy ICD-9-CM external cause code (E code) that described late effects of injury, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted. 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. CMS assigns no direct ICD-10-CM equivalent for this code (a No Map flag in the General Equivalence Mappings), so the closest current code must be chosen from the clinical documentation.
Code Identity
Convert E989 to ICD-10-CM
CMS did not link E989 to any ICD-10-CM code in the General Equivalence Mappings.
Questions About E989
Is E989 (late effects of injury, undetermined whether accidentally…) 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.
Why does E989 have no ICD-10 equivalent?
CMS marks this code with a No Map flag in the General Equivalence Mappings: no single ICD-10-CM code corresponds to late effects of injury, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted. To code the same situation today, choose the closest current code from the clinical documentation.
What did E989 mean?
In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described late effects of injury, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted. It sat in block E989 Late effects of injury, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted under External causes of injury (V).
