2025 ICD-10-CM code Y92.6
Industrial and construction area as the place of occurrence of the external cause.
Modifiers are not applicable to external cause codes.
The medical necessity of services related to injuries or illnesses occurring in industrial or construction areas must be supported by documentation of the diagnosis and treatment plan.
It is the clinician's responsibility to accurately document the location of the incident to ensure proper coding. Using the most detailed code available is important.
In simple words: This code indicates that the injury or illness happened at a place related to industry or construction, such as a factory, mine, or construction site.It's used along with other codes that describe what actually happened and what the injury or illness is.
This code identifies an industrial or construction area as the place where an external cause of morbidity occurred.It is used as a supplementary code to provide additional information about the cause of a condition and should never be used as a primary diagnosis code.It should be used in conjunction with an activity code and only recorded at the initial encounter for treatment.
Example 1: A worker falls from scaffolding at a building under construction and fractures their leg. The primary code would be for the fracture (e.g., S82.401A for unspecified fracture of the shaft of the right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture), and Y92.61 would be used as a supplementary code to indicate the place of occurrence., A miner experiences a cave-in while working underground and sustains multiple injuries.The primary codes would be for the specific injuries (e.g., S22.31xA for pneumothorax with open wound of the right chest wall, initial encounter), and Y92.64 would be added to indicate the place of occurrence (mine or pit)., A factory worker develops contact dermatitis due to exposure to chemicals in the workplace.The primary code would be for the contact dermatitis (e.g., L24.0 for allergic contact dermatitis due to metals), and Y92.63 would be added to indicate the place of occurrence (factory).
Documentation should clearly state the location of the incident and the activity the patient was engaged in when the incident occurred.The documentation should also include the nature of the injury or illness.
- Specialties:Occupational medicine, emergency medicine, primary care, any specialty treating injuries or illnesses.
- Place of Service:Any place where an injury or illness related to an industrial or construction area is treated, such as "Office," "Inpatient Hospital," "Emergency Room - Hospital," "On Campus-Outpatient Hospital," "Off Campus-Outpatient Hospital," or others, as appropriate.