ICD-10 chapter
Chapter XIX Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Chapter XIX of ICD-10 is titled “Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes”. It spans codes S00–T98, in 21 blocks.
What Chapter XIX excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
Blocks in Chapter XIX
- S00–S09Injuries to the head10 categories
- S10–S19Injuries to the neck10 categories
- S20–S29Injuries to the thorax10 categories
- S30–S39Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine and pelvis10 categories
- S40–S49Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm10 categories
- S50–S59Injuries to the elbow and forearm10 categories
- S60–S69Injuries to the wrist and hand10 categories
- S70–S79Injuries to the hip and thigh10 categories
- S80–S89Injuries to the knee and lower leg10 categories
- S90–S99Injuries to the ankle and foot10 categories
- T00–T07Injuries involving multiple body regions8 categories
- T08–T14Injuries to unspecified part of trunk, limb or body region7 categories
- T15–T19Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice5 categories
- T20–T32Burns and corrosions3 sub-blocks
- T33–T35Frostbite3 categories
- T36–T50Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances15 categories
- T51–T65Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source15 categories
- T66–T78Other and unspecified effects of external causes11 categories
- T79–T79Certain early complications of trauma1 categories
- T80–T88Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified9 categories
- T90–T98Sequelae of injuries, of poisoning and of other consequences of external causes9 categories
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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