External causes of injury (V) ICD-9-CM
The V chapter covered external causes of injury with 1,291 legacy diagnosis codes across 25 sections. No ICD-9-CM code has been valid for claim submission since October 1, 2015; each section below leads to the codes and their ICD-10-CM replacements.
Retired Code Set
ICD-9-CM stopped being valid for U.S. claims with dates of service on or after October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM replaced it. Use this index for historical lookups and crosswalking; for current coding, start from the ICD-10-CM codes list or the ICD-9 / ICD-10 converter.
Sections in This Chapter 25 sections · 1,291 codes
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Questions About This Page
How many codes are in the V chapter?
The V chapter contains 1,291 legacy diagnosis codes across 25 sections in the final ICD-9-CM release.
Can I still use these codes on claims?
No. ICD-9-CM was retired on October 1, 2015. To code external causes of injury today, use the current ICD-10-CM codes: every legacy code page in this range links its official replacement, and the ICD-9 / ICD-10 converter translates codes in both directions.
Related References
Source: final CMS ICD-9-CM release (version date October 1, 2014). Retired from U.S. claims after September 30, 2015.
