2025 ICD-10-CM code Y92.64
(Active) Effective Date: N/A External causes of morbidity - Supplementary factors related to causes of morbidity classified elsewhere 20 Feed
Mine or pit as the place of occurrence of the external cause.
The medical necessity of using this code is to provide additional information about the circumstances surrounding the injury or illness. This information can be useful for tracking injury/illness rates in specific locations and for public health surveillance.
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- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)Supplementary factors related to causes of morbidity classified elsewhere (Y90-Y99)
In simple words: The injury or illness happened at a mine or pit.
Mine or pit as the place of occurrence of the external cause. This code is used to indicate that the place where the external cause of morbidity occurred was a mine or pit.It is intended to be used secondary to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition.
Example 1: A patient falls and breaks their leg while working in a mine. The code Y92.64 would be used as a supplementary code to the code for the fracture to indicate the location of the accident., A patient develops pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) as a result of working in a coal mine. Y92.64 would be used as a supplementary code along with the code for pneumoconiosis (J60)., A miner is injured in a methane explosion in a pit. This code would be used to indicate that the mine/pit was the place of occurrence, in conjunction with the appropriate codes to explain the injuries sustained.
Documentation should support the cause and nature of injury/illness and clearly state that the incident leading to the injury or the exposure causing the illness occurred in a mine or pit.
** This code is exempt from the Present on Admission (POA) reporting requirement.