These are the standard definitions EPIC uses in creating data tables from hospital discharge and
death certificate data. All years of hospital discharge data are coded using ICD-9. Starting in
1999, death certificates were coded using ICD-10 cause codes. Currently, the ICD-10 definitions are
considered preliminary and some changes are expected after CDC and NCHS complete their studies of
the effect of the coding changes. For information on some of the known differences between ICD-9 and
ICD-10, see our FAQ.
EPIC developed these groups by making modest changes to CDC's recommended cause groupings for
ICD-9 and ICD-10. See footnote for additional information on CDC's cause
definitions and the FAQ for information on EPIC's changes. These
codes reflect ICD codes used in 2000 data and previous.
| Cause of Injury |
ICD-9 E-Codes |
ICD-10 VWXY Codes |
| Unintentional - Burn, Fire/Flame |
890-891(.0-.9)
892
893(.0-.9)
894-899 |
X00-X09 |
| Unintentional - Burn, Hot Object/Substance |
924(.0-.9) |
X10-X19 |
| Unintentional - Cut/Pierce |
920(.0-.9) |
W25-W29
W45 |
| Unintentional - Drowning/Submersion |
830(.0-.9)
832(.0-.9)
910(.0-.9) |
W65-W74 |
| Unintentional - Fall |
880-881(.0-.9)
882
883-884(.0-.9)
885, 885(.1-.9)
886(.0-.9)
888 |
W00-W19 |
| Unintentional - Firearms |
922(.0-.9) |
W32-W34 |
| Unintentional - Machinery |
919(.0-.9) |
W24
W30-W31 |
| Unintentional - Motor Vehicle Traffic, Occupant |
810-819(.0,.1) |
V30- V79(.4-.9)
V81.1
V82.1
V83-V86(.0-.3) |
| Unintentional - Motor Vehicle Traffic, Motorcyclist |
810-819(.2,.3) |
V20-V28(.3-.9)
V29(.4-.9) |
| Unintentional - Motor Vehicle Traffic, Bicyclist |
810-819(.6) |
V12-V14(.3-.9)
V19(.4-.6) |
| Unintentional - Motor Vehicle Traffic, Pedestrian |
810-819(.7) |
V02-V04(.1,.9)
V09.2 |
| Unintentional - Motor Vehicle Traffic, Other |
810-819(.4,.5,.8) |
V80(.3-.5) |
| Unintentional - Motor Vehicle Traffic, Unspecified |
810-819(.9) |
V87(.0-.8)
V89.2 |
| Unintentional - Bicyclist, Other |
800-807(.3)
820-825(.6)
826(.1,.9)
827-829(.1) |
V10-V11(.0-.9)
V12-V14(.0-.2)
V15-V18(.0-.9)
V19(.0-.3,.8,.9) |
| Unintentional - Pedestrian, Other |
800-807(.2)
820-825(.7)
826-829(.0) |
V01(.0-.9)
V02-V04(.0)
V05-V06(.0-.9)
V09(.0,.1,.3,.9) |
| Unintentional - Transport, Other |
800-807(.0,.1,.8,.9)
820-825(.0-.5,.8,.9)
826(.2-.8)
827-829(.2-.9)
831(.0-.9)
833-845(.0-.9) |
V20-V28(.0-.2)
V29(.0-.3)
V30- V79(.0-.3)
V80(.0-.2,.6-.9)
V81-V82(.0,.2-.9)
V83-V86(.4-.9)
V87.9
V88(.0-.9)
V89(.0,.1,.3,.9)
V90-V99 |
| Unintentional - Natural/Environmental |
900-902(.0-.9)
903
904-906(.0-.9)
907
908-909(.0-.9)
928(.0-.2) |
W42-W43
W53-W64
W92-W99
X20-X39
X51-X57 |
| Unintentional - Overexertion |
927 |
X50 |
| Unintentional - Poisoning |
850(.0-.9)
851
852-866(.0-.9)
867
868-869(.0-.9) |
X40-X49 |
| Unintentional - Struck by Object |
916
917(.0-.9) |
W20-W22
W50-W52 |
| Unintentional - Suffocation |
911-912
913(.0-.9) |
W75-W84 |
| Unintentional - Other |
846-848
887
914-915
918
921(.0-.9)
922.5
923(.0-.9)
925-926(.0-.9)
928(.3,.8-.9) |
W23
W35-W41
W44
W49
W85-W91
X58-X59 |
| Self-Inflicted/Suicide - Cut/Pierce |
956 |
X78 |
| Self-Inflicted/Suicide - Firearm |
955(.0-.4) |
X72-X74 |
| Self-Inflicted/Suicide - Hanging/Suffocation |
953(.0-.9) |
X70 |
| Self-Inflicted/Suicide - Jump |
957(.0-.9)
958.0 |
X80-X81 |
| Self-Inflicted/Suicide - Poisoning |
950-952(.0-.9) |
X60-69 |
| Self-Inflicted/Suicide - Other |
954
955(.5-.9)
958(.1-.9) |
X71
X75-X77
X79
X82-X84 |
| Assault/Homicide - Abuse and Neglect |
967(.0-.9)
968.4 |
Y06(.0-.9)
Y07(.0-.9) |
| Assault/Homicide - Blunt Object |
968.2 |
Y00 |
| Assault/Homicide - Cut/Pierce |
966 |
X99 |
| Assault/Homicide - Fight, Unarmed |
960.0 |
Y04 |
| Assault/Homicide - Firearm |
965(.0-.4) |
X93-X95 |
| Assault/Homicide - Other |
960.1
961
962(.0-.9)
963-964
965(.5-.9)
968(.0-.1,.3,.7,.5-.9)
979(.0-.9) |
X85-92
X96-X98
Y01-Y03
Y05
Y08-Y09 |
| Legal Intervention/War |
970-976
978
990-991(.0-.9)
992-996
997(.0-.9)
998 |
Y35-Y36(.0-.9) |
| Undetermined Intent |
980-983(.0-.9)
984
985(.0-.7)
986
987-988(.0-.9) |
Y10-Y34 |
| Late Effects |
929(.0-.9)
959
969
977
989-999(.0-.1) |
Y85(.0-.9)
Y86
Y87(.0-.2)
Y89(.0-.9) |
These are used independently of the detailed cause of injury codes. (For example, violent
injuries is a combination of several causes while drivers are a subset of a single category.)
| Cause of Injury |
ICD-9 E-Codes |
ICD-10 VWXY Codes |
| Violent Injuries (Combination of all types of Assault/Homicide groups above) |
960(.0-.1)
961
962(.0-.9)
963-964
965(.0-.9)
966
967-968(.0-.9)
979(.0-.9) |
X85-Y05
Y06-Y07(.0-.9)
Y08-Y09 |
| Abuse of Females by Their Spouse or Partner (Introduced October 1996) |
967.3 |
Y06-Y07(.0) |
| Motor Vehicle Traffic, Drivers Only |
810-819(.0) |
V30-V79(.5)
V83-V86(.0) |
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