ICD-9 and ICD-10 Codes for
Unintentional Injuries

International Classification of Diseases codes (ICD codes) are based on the World Health Organization’s various revisions of the International Classification of Diseases.  These codes are used to index morbidity and mortality figures for statistical purposes, and have also been adopted to index hospital records and procedures. 

ICD-9 Unintentional Injuries: E880-E929

Motor Vehicle Accidents: GR096

• V02-04
• V09.0
• V09.2
• V12-V14
• V19.0-V19.2
• V19.4-V19.6
• V20-V79
• V80.3-V80.5
• V81.0-V81.1
• V82.0-V82.1
• V83-V86
• V87.0-V87.8
• V88.0-V88.8
• V89.0-V89.2

Other Land transport accidents: GR097

Injuries by Firearms (does not include homicide or suicide)

• W32-W34
• X71-X74
• X93-X95
• Y22-Y24
• Y35.0

Falls: GR099

Accidental drowning/submersion: GR101

Accidental exposure to smoke, fire and flames

Accidental poisoning and exposure to noxious substances: GR103

There are no other codes corresponding to the other categories above, but there is a code for “all other accidents and adverse events:” GR069

ICD-10 Injuries: S00-T98

Sources:

Health, United States, 2003; US DHHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, September 2003, Hyattsville, MD, DHHS Publication No. 2003-1232.

National Vital Statistics Report, 2001. Comparability of Cause of Death between ICD-9 and ICD-10: Preliminary Estimates, Vol 49:2, CDC Wonder. May 18.

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