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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 18.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Intern Med. 2013 Nov 5;159(9):592–600. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-159-9-201311050-00005

Appendix Table.

ICD-10 Codes Used in the Classification of Deaths

Classification ICD-10 Codes
Unintentional injuries V01-X59, Y85-Y86
Overdose (accidental poisoning) X40-X49
Opioid-related T40.1, T40.2, T40.3, T40.4
Pharmaceutical opioid–related T40.2–T40.4
Opioids T40.0–T40.4
 Pharmaceutical opioids T40.2–T40.4
 Methadone T40.3
 Heroin T40.1
Cocaine T40.5
Other and unspecified narcotics T40.6
Psychostimulants T43.6
Alcohol T51.0–T51.9
Antidepressants T43.0–T43.2
Benzodiazepines T42.4
Neuroleptics T43.3–T43.5
Barbiturates T42.3
Cannabis T40.7
Other psychotropics T43.8–T43.9

ICD-10 = International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision.