Chapter 20
External causes of morbidity
V00–Y99
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FY 2027 effective October 1, 2026 · 273 categories in this chapter
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ICD-10-CM groups this chapter's categories into 30 blocks of three-character categories.
- V00 –V09 Pedestrian injured in transport accident
- V10 –V19 Pedal cycle rider injured in transport accident
- V20 –V29 Motorcycle rider injured in transport accident
- V30 –V39 Occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in transport accident
- V40 –V49 Car occupant injured in transport accident
- V50 –V59 Occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in transport accident
- V60 –V69 Occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in transport accident
- V70 –V79 Bus occupant injured in transport accident
- V80 –V89 Other land transport accidents
- V90 –V94 Water transport accidents
- V95 –V97 Air and space transport accidents
- V98 –V99 Other and unspecified transport accidents
- W00 –W19 Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls
- W20 –W49 Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces
- W50 –W64 Exposure to animate mechanical forces
- W65 –W74 Accidental non-transport drowning and submersion
- W85 –W99 Exposure to electric current, radiation and extreme ambient air temperature and pressure
- X00 –X08 Exposure to smoke, fire and flames
- X10 –X19 Contact with heat and hot substances
- X30 –X39 Exposure to forces of nature
- X50 Overexertion and strenuous or repetitive movements
- X52 –X58 Accidental exposure to other specified factors
- X71 –X83 Intentional self-harm
- X92 –Y09 Assault
- Y21 –Y33 Event of undetermined intent
- Y35 –Y38 Legal intervention, operations of war, military operations, and terrorism
- Y62 –Y69 Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care
- Y70 –Y82 Medical devices associated with adverse incidents in diagnostic and therapeutic use
- Y83 –Y84 Surgical and other medical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure
- Y90 –Y99 Supplementary factors related to causes of morbidity classified elsewhere
Categories
Accidental exposure to other specified factors (X52-X58)
Intentional self-harm (X71-X83)
- X71 Intentional self-harm by drowning and submersion Has subcategories
- X72 Intentional self-harm by handgun discharge Has subcategories
- X73 Intentional self-harm by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge Has subcategories
- X74 Intentional self-harm by other and unspecified firearm and gun discharge Has subcategories
- X75 Intentional self-harm by explosive material Has subcategories
- X76 Intentional self-harm by smoke, fire and flames Has subcategories
- X77 Intentional self-harm by steam, hot vapors and hot objects Has subcategories
- X78 Intentional self-harm by sharp object Has subcategories
- X79 Intentional self-harm by blunt object Has subcategories
- X80 Intentional self-harm by jumping from a high place Has subcategories
- X81 Intentional self-harm by jumping or lying in front of moving object Has subcategories
- X82 Intentional self-harm by crashing of motor vehicle Has subcategories
- X83 Intentional self-harm by other specified means Has subcategories
Assault (X92-Y09)
- X92 Assault by drowning and submersion Has subcategories
- X93 Assault by handgun discharge Has subcategories
- X94 Assault by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge Has subcategories
- X95 Assault by other and unspecified firearm and gun discharge Has subcategories
- X96 Assault by explosive material Has subcategories
- X97 Assault by smoke, fire and flames Has subcategories
- X98 Assault by steam, hot vapors and hot objects Has subcategories
- X99 Assault by sharp object Has subcategories
- Y00 Assault by blunt object Has subcategories
- Y01 Assault by pushing from high place Has subcategories
- Y02 Assault by pushing or placing victim in front of moving object Has subcategories
- Y03 Assault by crashing of motor vehicle Has subcategories
- Y04 Assault by bodily force Has subcategories
- Y07 Perpetrator of assault, maltreatment and neglect Has subcategories
- Y08 Assault by other specified means Has subcategories
- Y09 Assault by unspecified means
Event of undetermined intent (Y21-Y33)
- Y21 Drowning and submersion, undetermined intent Has subcategories
- Y22 Handgun discharge, undetermined intent Has subcategories
- Y23 Rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge, undetermined intent Has subcategories
- Y24 Other and unspecified firearm discharge, undetermined intent Has subcategories
- Y25 Contact with explosive material, undetermined intent Has subcategories
- Y26 Exposure to smoke, fire and flames, undetermined intent Has subcategories
- Y27 Contact with steam, hot vapors and hot objects, undetermined intent Has subcategories
- Y28 Contact with sharp object, undetermined intent Has subcategories
- Y29 Contact with blunt object, undetermined intent Has subcategories
- Y30 Falling, jumping or pushed from a high place, undetermined intent Has subcategories
- Y31 Falling, lying or running before or into moving object, undetermined intent Has subcategories
- Y32 Crashing of motor vehicle, undetermined intent Has subcategories
- Y33 Other specified events, undetermined intent Has subcategories
Legal intervention, operations of war, military operations, and terrorism (Y35-Y38)
Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care (Y62-Y69)
- Y62 Failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical care Has subcategories
- Y63 Failure in dosage during surgical and medical care Has subcategories
- Y64 Contaminated medical or biological substances Has subcategories
- Y65 Other misadventures during surgical and medical care Has subcategories
- Y66 Nonadministration of surgical and medical care
- Y69 Unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care
Medical devices associated with adverse incidents in diagnostic and therapeutic use (Y70-Y82)
- Y70 Anesthesiology devices associated with adverse incidents Has subcategories
- Y71 Cardiovascular devices associated with adverse incidents Has subcategories
- Y72 Otorhinolaryngological devices associated with adverse incidents Has subcategories
- Y73 Gastroenterology and urology devices associated with adverse incidents Has subcategories
- Y74 General hospital and personal-use devices associated with adverse incidents Has subcategories
- Y75 Neurological devices associated with adverse incidents Has subcategories
- Y76 Obstetric and gynecological devices associated with adverse incidents Has subcategories
- Y77 Ophthalmic devices associated with adverse incidents Has subcategories
- Y78 Radiological devices associated with adverse incidents Has subcategories
- Y79 Orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents Has subcategories
- Y80 Physical medicine devices associated with adverse incidents Has subcategories
- Y81 General- and plastic-surgery devices associated with adverse incidents Has subcategories
- Y82 Other and unspecified medical devices associated with adverse incidents Has subcategories
Surgical and other medical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure (Y83-Y84)
- Y83 Surgical operation and other surgical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure Has subcategories
- Y84 Other medical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure Has subcategories