E961 - Assault By Corrosive Or Caustic Substance, Except Poisoning
The ICD 9 Code for Assault by corrosive or caustic substance, except poisoning is listed as E961.
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: | E961 |
| Long Description: | Assault by corrosive or caustic substance, except poisoning |
| Short Description: | Assault-corrosiv/caust |
| Chapter: | Supplementary Classification Of External Causes Of Injury And Poisoning |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of E961: | |
| E963 - Assault by hanging and strangulation | |
| E964 - Assault by submersion [drowning] | |
| E966 - Assault by cutting and piercing instrument | |
| E969 - Late effects of injury purposely inflicted by other person | |