SELECTED EXTERNAL CAUSES OF HOMICIDE AND ICD-9-CM CODES BY PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS OF INJURY & POISONING (1) AND ANY MENTION OF HOMICIDE IN SECONDARY DIAGNOSES ______________________________________________________________________________ Category ICD-9-CM Codes ______________________________________________________________________________ Homicide and Purposely Inflicted by Others..................... E960-E969 Cuting/Piercing.............................................. E966 Falls........................................................ E968.1 Firearm...................................................... E965.0-E965.4 Motor Vehicle................................................ E960.0,E968.2 Poisoning.................................................... E962 Striking, Unarmed Fight or Brawl............................. E960.0,E968.2 Suffocation.................................................. E963 Child Battering & Other Maltreatment......................... E967 Fire/Burn.................................................... E961,E968.0-E968.3 Fire/Flame................................................. E968.0 Hot Object/Substance....................................... E961,E968.3 Others (Specified Instruments)............................... E968.8,E969 Others (Unspecified Instruments)............................. E968.9 _________________________________________________________________________________________ (1) ICD-9-CM codes: 800-909.2, 909.4, 909.9, 910-994.9, 995.50-995.59, 995.80-995.85 Source: Injury Surveillance Workgroup, Consensus Recommendations for Using, Hospital Discharge Data for Injury Surveillance, Marietta (GA): State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association, 2003. ICD-9-CM For Hospitals - Volumes 1, 2, & 3., Optum, 2013. Last Updated: 03/18/2016