Car as the place of occurrence of the external cause. Y92.810 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM Y92.810 became effective on October 1, 2018.
Activity, hand held interactive electronic device. Y93.C2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2018/2019 edition of ICD-10-CM Y93.C2 became effective on October 1, 2018.
V83.5XXA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Short description: Driver of special industrial vehicle injured nontraf, init The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM V83.5XXA became effective on October 1, 2020.
External cause code status: indicate whether the accident or injury happened during a paid or volunteer activity (Y99.0-Y99.99) Here is an example of an accident case coded with ICD-10-CM.
External cause status codes are found in category Y99. A code from category Y99 should be assigned with another external cause code except for codes signifying poisoning, adverse effect, misadventure or late effect.
External cause codes are never reported as primary, that is they cannot be assigned as a principal diagnosis. They never reported alone. They can be reported with any condition due to an external cause and are not limited to injuries or poisonings.
An external cause code may be used with any code in the range of A00. 0-T88. 9, Z00-Z99, classification that is a health condition due to an external cause.
NOTE: Recall that external cause, place, activity, and status codes are not applicable to poisonings, adverse effects, misadventures, or late effects.... Child and adult abuse. Terrorism events (events designated by the FBI as terrorism) Cataclysmic events. Transport accidents.
External cause codes are used to report injuries, poisonings, and other external causes. (They are also valid for diseases that have an external source and health conditions such as a heart attack that occurred while exercising.)
External codes for child and adult abuse take priority over all other external cause codes. External cause codes for terrorism events take priority over all other external cause codes except child and adult abuse.
External cause codes may be used in any healthcare setting and with any diagnostic code. a. often used in ED, family practice, orthopedics, and ophthalmology b/c physicians specialize in circumstances or body systems frequently affected by external causes.
If the intent (accident, self-harm, assault) of the cause of an injury or other condition is unknown or unspecified, code the intent as accidental intent.
External Causes of Morbidity: External cause codes are intended to provide data for injury research and injury prevention strategies.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Y93.C2 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Y93.C2 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
vehicle designed primarily for off-road use ( V86.-)
Y70-Y82 Medical devices associated with adverse incidents in diagnostic and therapeutic use. Y83-Y84 Surgical and other medical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure.
Y93 is provided for use to indicate the activity of the person seeking healthcare for an injury or health condition, such as a heart attack while shoveling snow, which resulted from, or was contributed to, by the activity. These codes are appropriate for use for both acute injuries, such as those from chapter 19, ...
A single code from category Y99 should be used in conjunction with the external cause code (s) assigned to a record to indicate the status of the person at the time the event occurred. The following category is for use, when relevant, to identify the place of occurrence of the external cause.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Y92.810 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Y92.810 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury. This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter ...