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X34 ICD-10-CA category: Victim of earthquake

X34 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 4 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.

Official description

X34

Victim of earthquake

ICD-10-CA · Canada

Codes in X34

X34 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.

X34.0Victim of cataclysmic earth movements caused by earthquakeX34.1Victim of tsunamiX34.8Victim of other specified effects of earthquakeX34.9Victim of unspecified effects of earthquake

Notes for X34

As CIHI prints them, with any note X34 takes from the headings above it.

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Note

  • This chapter, which in previous revisions of ICD constituted a supplementary classification, permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, poisoning and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used in addition to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98). Causes of death should preferably be tabulated according to both Chapter XIX and Chapter XX, but if only one code is tabulated then the code from Chapter XX should be used in preference. Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter XX should be used to provide additional information for multiple-condition analysis only.From Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98)

Where X34 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98)
  2. 2Block V01-X59Accidents
  3. 3Block W00-X59Other external causes of accidental injury
  4. 4Block X30-X39Exposure to forces of nature
  5. 5Category X34Victim of earthquake

Source and release

Data release
ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
Effective date
Apr 1, 2026
Publisher
CIHI

This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.

See X34 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

Is X34 a valid ICD-10-CA code?

No. X34 (Victim of earthquake) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 4 codes; record the one the documentation supports.

Where is X34 in ICD-10-CA?

X34 sits under X30-X39 Exposure to forces of nature, within W00-X59 Other external causes of accidental injury, within V01-X59 Accidents, within Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98).

What coding notes apply to X34?

ICD-10-CA lists Use additional code, Note notes for X34, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.

Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?

It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.

Codes beside X34

X30Exposure to excessive natural heatX31Exposure to excessive natural coldX32Exposure to sunlightX33Victim of lightningX35Victim of volcanic eruptionX36Victim of avalanche, landslide and other earth movementsX37Victim of cataclysmic stormX38Victim of floodX39Exposure to other and unspecified forces of nature