[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 154 (Friday, August 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46299-46300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18284]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Classifications and 
Public Health Data Standards Staff; Modifications to the International 
Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-
9-CM), Supplementary Classification of External Causes of Injury and 
Poisoning

ACTION: Notice.

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    National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Classifications and 
Public Health Data Standards Staff, announces the following 
modifications to the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth 
Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM), Supplementary 
Classification of External Causes of Injury and Poisoning. These codes 
will become effective October 1, 2008.

External Cause Tabular

New code E927.0 Overexertion from sudden strenuous movement. Sudden 
trauma from strenuous movement
New code E927.1 Overexertion from prolonged static position
New code E927.2 Excessive physical exertion from prolonged activity
New code E927.3 Cumulative trauma from repetitive motion
New code E927.4 Cumulative trauma from repetitive impact
New code E927.8 Other overexertion and strenuous and repetitive 
movements or loads
New code E927.9 Unspecified overexertion and strenuous and repetitive 
movements or loads

Contact Person for Additional Information: Donna Pickett, Medical 
Systems Specialist, Classifications and Public Health Data Standards 
Staff, NCHS, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 2402, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, 
e-mail [email protected], telephone 301-458-4434. The complete diagnosis 
addenda may be accessed on the NCHS Web site using the URL: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/datawh/ftpserv/ftpicd9/ftpicd9.htm#addenda.
    The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been 
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to 
modifications to the ICD-9-CM, for both CDC and the

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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Daniel Riedford,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-18284 Filed 8-7-08; 8:45 am]
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