2025 ICD-10-CM code Y93.H1
(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
This code classifies activity involving digging, shoveling, and raking as a supplementary factor related to morbidity.It's used in conjunction with other ICD-10 codes to indicate the cause of a condition.
Medical necessity is established by the presence of a diagnosed condition requiring medical attention and proper documentation of the context surrounding the event that led to the diagnosis.Y93.H1 only provides supplementary information and does not, on its own, establish medical necessity.
The clinical responsibility for assigning this code lies with the physician or other qualified healthcare professional documenting the patient's condition and circumstances surrounding the event.They must determine the appropriate primary diagnosis code and whether Y93.H1 is relevant as a secondary code.
- Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity
- Y93.H (Activities involving exterior property and land maintenance, building and construction)
In simple words: This code is used when someone's injury or illness is related to activities like digging, shoveling, or raking.It's added to the main code describing the injury or illness to give more information about how it happened.
Y93.H1, "Activity, digging, shoveling and raking," is an ICD-10-CM code from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity.Specifically, it falls under the subcategory of supplementary factors related to causes of morbidity classified elsewhere (Y90-Y99). This code is used as a secondary code to provide additional information about the circumstances surrounding an injury or other health condition.It should never be used as the sole diagnosis code.It indicates the activity that may have contributed to the injury or condition, and is used in conjunction with a code from another chapter (most often Chapter 19) describing the nature of the injury or condition itself.
Example 1: A patient presents to the emergency room with a back injury sustained while shoveling snow. The primary diagnosis would be the specific back injury (e.g., a sprain or fracture from Chapter 19), and Y93.H1 would be used as a secondary code to indicate the activity involved., A construction worker suffers a laceration to their hand while digging a trench.The laceration (Chapter 19) is the primary diagnosis, with Y93.H1 used as a secondary code., A landscaper sustains a muscle strain while raking leaves.The muscle strain (Chapter 19) is the primary diagnosis; Y93.H1 is included as a secondary code to clarify the context.
Documentation should include a detailed description of the injury or illness, the activity (digging, shoveling, or raking) that contributed to the event, and the circumstances surrounding the event.Physician's notes and any relevant witness statements should support the coding.
** The use of this code is limited to providing supplementary information and should be carefully considered in the context of the primary diagnosis code.Inaccurate or inappropriate use of this code can lead to improper billing and reimbursement.
- Payment Status: Active
- Specialties:Orthopedics, emergency medicine, occupational medicine, general practice
- Place of Service:Emergency Room - Hospital, Office, Other Place of Service