2025 ICD-10-CM code Y92.123
(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 External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99) Feed
Driveway of a nursing home as the place of occurrence of an external cause.
Not applicable to ICD-10-CM codes.
Medical necessity will be established by the clinical documentation related to the event and its consequences. The treatment provided should be consistent with the patient's condition, and documentation should demonstrate the appropriateness of the intervention.
The clinical responsibility lies with the healthcare professional who assesses and treats the patient's condition resulting from the event in the nursing home driveway. This might include physicians, nurses, or other relevant medical staff.The physician's responsibility includes diagnosis, treatment, and potentially referral to other specialists if needed.
In simple words: This code tells us where something happened that caused a health problem: the driveway of a nursing home. It's used along with codes describing the actual health problem itself. It doesn't describe the main problem, just where it happened.
This ICD-10-CM code specifies the driveway of a nursing home as the location where an external cause event leading to morbidity occurred.It's a supplementary code used in conjunction with other codes indicating the nature of the injury or condition.This code is not used as a principal diagnosis but provides additional contextual information regarding the circumstances surrounding the event.
Example 1: A patient falls on a nursing home driveway, resulting in a fracture.Y92.123 would be used in addition to the fracture code from Chapter 19 and codes describing the circumstances of the fall (e.g., fall on same level, accidental)., A patient experiences a cardiac event (e.g., myocardial infarction) while walking on the nursing home driveway. Y92.123 would be used with the cardiac event code to note the place of occurrence. The circumstances surrounding the event might also be coded, but this is not required., A patient is struck by a vehicle while in a wheelchair on the driveway of the nursing home. Y92.123 would be utilized with codes specifying the nature of the injury sustained (e.g., fracture, concussion), the type of accident (struck by motor vehicle), and the status of the patient (e.g., pedestrian, wheelchair user).
Detailed documentation is required including the patient's circumstances, the nature of the event (how it happened), resulting injuries or illnesses, and treatment provided. This should include the date, time, and location of the incident, witness statements (if available), and any medical records related to diagnosis and treatment.The documentation must support the assignment of all reported codes.
** This code is used to supplement the information in the primary codes for injury, illness, or other health condition. It is never the primary or principal diagnosis.
- Revenue Code: Revenue codes will depend on the specific services provided in response to the event and should be determined according to the provider's billing practices and payer requirements.
- RVU: RVUs are not applicable to ICD-10-CM codes.
- Global Days: Not applicable to ICD-10-CM codes.
- Payment Status: Active
- Modifier TC rule: Not applicable to ICD-10-CM codes.
- Fee Schedule: Not applicable to ICD-10-CM codes.
- Specialties:All medical specialties may use this code when documenting the place of occurrence of an event leading to morbidity.The specific specialties involved will depend on the nature of the resulting injury or illness.
- Place of Service:This code can be used in various settings, depending on where the event causing the morbidity occurred.Examples include "Office", "Home", "Nursing Facility", or "Other Place of Service".