E988.2 - Injury By Scald, Undetermined Whether Accidentally Or Purposely Inflicted
The ICD 9 Code for
Injury by scald, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted is listed as
E988.2. 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: |
E988.2 |
| Long Description: |
Injury by scald, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted |
| Short Description: |
Undeterm circ-scald |
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| Chapter: |
Supplementary Classification Of External Causes Of Injury And Poisoning |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): |
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| ICD-10-CM Code: |
Y27.2XXA - Contact with hot fluids, undetermined intent, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of E988.2: |
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| E988.0 - Injury by jumping or lying before moving object, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted |
| E988.1 - Injury by burns or fire, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted |
| E988.3 - Injury by extremes of cold, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted |
| E988.4 - Injury by electrocution, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted |
| E988.5 - Injury by crashing of motor vehicle, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted |
| E988.6 - Injury by crashing of aircraft, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted |
| E988.7 - Injury by caustic substances, except poisoning, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted |
| E988.8 - Injury by other specified means, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted |
| E988.9 - Injury by unspecified means, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted |
