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E920.9 - Accidents Caused By Unspecified Cutting And Piercing Instrument Or Object


The ICD 9 Code for Accidents caused by unspecified cutting and piercing instrument or object is listed as E920.9.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: E920.9
Long Description: Accidents caused by unspecified cutting and piercing instrument or object
Short Description: Acc-cutting instrum NOS
Chapter: Supplementary Classification Of External Causes Of Injury And Poisoning
Block: Other Accidents (E916-E928)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: W45.8XXA - Other foreign body or object entering through skin, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of E920.9:
E920.0 - Accidents caused by powered lawn mower
E920.1 - Accidents caused by other powered hand tools
E920.2 - Accidents caused by powered household appliances and implements
E920.3 - Accidents caused by knives, swords, and daggers
E920.4 - Accidents caused by other hand tools and implements
E920.5 - Accidents caused by hypodermic needle
E920.8 - Accidents caused by other specified cutting and piercing instruments or objects