ICD-10-CM Code for Flood X38

ICD-10 code X38 for Flood is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Other external causes of accidental injury .

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Flood

Flood arising from remote storm
Flood of cataclysmic nature arising from melting snow
Flood resulting directly from storm

Excludes1: collapse of dam or man-made structure causing earth movement (X36.0)
tidal wave NOS (X37.41)
tidal wave caused by storm (X37.42)

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