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Table 1 Firearm diagnosis codes from CDC’s external cause-of-injury matrices

From: The burden of firearm injuries on the hospital system, 2000–2020

Intent

ICD-9-CM

(2000–2014)

ICD-10-CM

(2016–2020)

Unintentional

E9220, E9221, E9222, E9223, E9228, E9229

W320XX, W321XX, W3300X, W3301X, W3302X, W3303X, W3309X, W3310X, W3311X, W3312X, W3313X, W3319X, W3400X, W3409X, W3410X, W3419X

Self-Harm

E9550, E9551, E9552, E9553, E9554

X72XXX, X730XX, X731XX, X732XX, X738XX, X739XX, X748XX, X749XX

Assault

E9650, E9651, E9652, E9653, E9654, E9794

Y384X1, Y384X2, Y384X3, X93XXX, X940XX, X941XX, X942XX, X948XX, X949XX, X958XX, X959XX

Undetermined

E9850, E9851, E9852, E9853, E9854

Y22XXX, Y230XX, Y231XX, Y232XX, Y233XX, Y238XX, Y239XX, Y248XX, Y249XX

Legal intervention or war

E970

Y35001, Y35002, Y35003, Y35009, Y35011, Y35012, Y35013, Y35019, Y35021, Y35022, Y35023, Y35029, Y35031, Y35032, Y35033, Y35039, Y35091, Y35092, Y35093, Y35099, Y36420, Y36421, Y36430, Y36431, Y3692X, Y37420, Y37421, Y37430, Y37431, Y3792X

  1. Only initial encounters were considered for each diagnosis code under ICD-10-CM