2025 ICD-10-CM code Y92.113
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Revision Date: N/A Deletion Date: N/A External causes of morbidity - Supplementary factors related to causes of morbidity classified elsewhere Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity Feed
Driveway of children's home and orphanage as the place of occurrence of the external cause.
The medical necessity is established by the presence of an injury or illness directly resulting from the event that occurred in the driveway of the children's home or orphanage. Appropriate documentation supporting the causal relationship is crucial for justifying the codes used.
The clinical responsibility involves accurately documenting the location of the injury (driveway of children's home/orphanage) to ensure appropriate coding for billing and statistical purposes. The physician or other healthcare professional should also appropriately code the injury or illness itself.
- Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity
- Y92.113 falls under the broader category of Y92 (Place of occurrence of the external cause) and specifically within the subcategory of locations associated with children's homes and orphanages.
In simple words: This code means that an accident or injury happened in the driveway of a children's home or orphanage.Doctors use this code along with other codes to describe exactly what happened and where.
This ICD-10-CM code specifies the driveway of a children's home or orphanage as the location where an external cause event occurred, resulting in injury or other adverse health effects.This code is supplementary and should be used in conjunction with a code from another chapter indicating the nature of the injury or condition.
Example 1: A child playing in the driveway of an orphanage falls and fractures their arm.Y92.113 would be used in conjunction with the fracture code (e.g., from Chapter 19)., A visitor to a children's home slips on ice in the driveway, resulting in a concussion.Y92.113 would be used with the appropriate concussion code., A car accident occurs in the driveway of a children's home, injuring several individuals.Y92.113 would be used with codes for the specific injuries of each individual involved.
Detailed documentation is required, including the exact location of the incident (driveway), a description of the event, and the nature and extent of any injuries sustained.This information should be clearly documented in the patient's medical record.
** This code is part of a broader set of codes (Y92) that specify the place of occurrence of an external cause.Careful consideration should be given to selecting the most accurate code to reflect the location of the event.
- Payment Status: Active
- Specialties:Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, General Practice
- Place of Service:Emergency Room - Hospital, Office, Other Place of Service