ICD-9 Code E993.7

Injury due to war operations by unintentional discharge of own munitions launch device

Not Valid for Submission

E993.7 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of injury due to war operations by unintentional discharge of own munitions launch device. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

ICD-9: E993.7
Short Description:War inj:acc disch launch
Long Description:Injury due to war operations by unintentional discharge of own munitions launch device

Convert E993.7 to ICD-10

The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

  • Y36.240A - War op w explosn due to acc disch of own munit, milt, init

Code Classification

  • External causes of injury (V)
    • Injury resulting from operations of war (E990-E999)
      • E993 Injury due to war operations by other explosion

Information for Medical Professionals

ICD-9 Footnotes

General Equivalence Map Definitions
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