2025 ICD-10-CM code Y92.2
(Active) Effective Date: N/A External causes of morbidity - Place of occurrence of the external cause 20 Feed
School, other institution, or public administrative area is the place where the external cause of injury occurred.
The medical necessity for this code lies in providing additional information about the circumstances of the injury or condition. This is useful for injury surveillance, public health reporting, and identifying potential environmental hazards.
It’s crucial to use Y92.2 as a secondary code to one describing the nature of the injury/condition from another chapter (most likely Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)).
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- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)Supplementary factors related to causes of morbidity classified elsewhere (Y90-Y99)Place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92)
In simple words: The injury happened at a school, another type of institution like a government building, or a public area.
This code signifies that the external cause of an injury or adverse effect occurred at a school, other institution, or public administrative area.This includes buildings and adjacent grounds used by the general public or by a particular group of the public.It excludes buildings under construction (Y92.6), residential institutions (Y92.1), school dormitories (Y92.16-), and sports/athletic areas of schools (Y92.3-).
Example 1: A student falls and breaks their arm in a school hallway. The primary code would be for the fracture, and Y92.2 would be the secondary code indicating the location of the incident., A visitor slips on a wet floor in a public library and sprains their ankle. The primary code would describe the sprain, with Y92.2 added to specify it happened at a public institution., A town hall employee trips on a broken step outside the building during work hours, sustaining a head injury. Y92.2 would supplement the primary code for the head injury, indicating the location was a public administrative area.
Documentation should clearly state the location of the incident and the circumstances surrounding the cause of injury or adverse effect. The primary diagnosis code describing the nature of the condition should also be documented.
** This code helps to provide a more comprehensive picture of the circumstances surrounding an injury or adverse health event, which can be valuable for various statistical and analytical purposes.
- Specialties:Any specialty treating injuries or conditions caused by external factors, such as Emergency Medicine, Trauma Surgery, Orthopedics, etc.
- Place of Service:This code pertains to the place where the incident occurred and not to where treatment is provided. Possible places of service for the incident itself include: “School,” “Office” (for other institutions), or any applicable place for public administrative areas.