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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 6.
Published in final edited form as: J Abnorm Psychol. 2013 Nov;122(4):1042–1056. doi: 10.1037/a0034902

Table 1:

International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes used to identify suicide attempts and completions and the violence categorization for each code

ICD-8 and ICD-9 Codes for Suicide Attempts and Completions
E950 Suicide and self-inflicted poisoning by solid or liquid substances Non-violent
E951 Suicide and self-inflicted poisoning by gases in domestic use Non-violent
E952 Suicide and self-inflicted poisoning by other gases and vapors Non-violent
E953 Suicide and self-inflicted injury by hanging strangulation and suffocation Violent
E954 Suicide and self-inflicted injury by submersion (drowning) Violent
E955 Suicide and self-inflicted injury by firearms, air guns, and explosives Violent
E956 Suicide and self-inflicted injury by cutting and piercing instrument Violent
E957 Suicide and self-inflicted injuries by jumping from high place Violent
E958 Suicide and self-inflicted injury by other and unspecified means Non-violent
E959 Late effects of self-inflicted injury Non-violent
ICD-10 Codes for Suicide Attempts and Completions
X60 Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to non-opioid analgesics, antipyretics and anti-rheumatics Non-violent
X61 Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to antiepileptic, sedative-hypnotic, anti-parkinsonism and psychotropic drugs, not elsewhere classified Non-violent
X62 Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to narcotics and psychodysleptics [hallucinogens], not elsewhere classified Non-violent
X63 Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to other drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system Non-violent
X64 Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances Non-violent
X65 Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol Non-violent
X66 Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to organic solvents and halogenated hydrocarbons and their vapours Non-violent
X67 Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to other gases and vapours Non-violent
X68 Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to pesticides Non-violent
X69 Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to other and unspecified chemicals and noxious substances Non-violent
X70 Intentional self-harm by hanging, strangulation and suffocation Violent
X71 Intentional self-harm by drowning and submersion Violent
X72 Intentional self-harm by handgun discharge Violent
X73 Intentional self-harm by rifle, shotgun, and larger firearm discharge Violent
X74 Intentional self-harm by other and unspecified firearm discharge Violent
X75 Intentional self-harm by explosive material Violent
X76 Intentional self-harm by smoke, fire, and flames Violent
X77 Intentional self-harm by steam, hot vapors, and hot objects Violent
X78 Intentional self-harm by sharp object Violent
X79 Intentional self-harm by blunt object Non-violent
X80 Intentional self-harm by jumping from a high place Violent
X81 Intentional self-harm by jumping or lying before moving object Violent
X82 Intentional self-harm by crashing of motor vehicle Violent
X83 Intentional self-harm by other specified means Non-violent
X84 Intentional self-harm by unspecified means Non-violent