Table 1

International Classification of Disease (ICD9 E Codes and ICD10 V-Z) codes for identifying work-relatedness

Accident or injury descriptionICD codeIndicator of work-relatedness
RailwayE800–E8074th digit: 0 = railway employee
Motor vehicle traffic, motor vehicle non-traffic, other road vehiclesE810–E829Included if responsibility for payment was workers’ compensation
Water transportE830–E8384th digit: 2=crew or 6=dockers and stevedores
Air and space transportE840–E8454th digit: 2=crew or 6=ground crew
Powered vehicles used within buildings and premises of industrial or commercial establishmentE846Any digit
Vehicles, not elsewhere classifiedE847–849Included if responsibility for payment was workers’ compensation
PoisoningE860–8695th digit: 1=farm, 2=mine or quarry or 3=industrial places and premises
Other accidents (by fall, fire or flame, natural or environmental factors, submersion or suffocation)E880–9285th digit: 1=farm, 2=mine or quarry or 3=industrial places and premises
Transport (heavy transport vehicle, bus, water transport)V60–69
V70–79
V90–94
V60, V70–73, V75–77 4th digit: 0=driver
V61–68, V74, V78 digit: 0=driver, 5=driver
V69, V79 digit: 0=driver, 4=driver
V90–94 4th digit: 0=merchant ship, 2=fishing boat
Other land transport (industrial premises, agricultural, construction)V83–85Any digit
Other external causes (eg, exposure to mechanical forces, forces of nature, fire/flame/smoke)W00–W99
X00–X59
Y10–Y34
4th digit: 5=trade or service area, 6=industrial or construction area), 7=farm
Codes with occupational or work in descriptor (eg, work-related condition, occupational exposure to risk factors, examination following work accident)Z42
Z57
Z100
Z563–Z567
Z570–Z579
Any digit