T76.A2XA vs T76.A2XS
T76.A2XA (Child financial abuse, suspected, initial encounter) compared with T76.A2XS (Child financial abuse, suspected, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. T76.A2XA and T76.A2XS code the same injury at a different phase of treatment.
Can these codes be reported together?
Same injury, other encounter phase. T76.A2XA and T76.A2XS code the same injury at a different phase of treatment, set by the 7th character.
The 7th character records the type of care given at the encounter being coded (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.C.19.a), so one encounter takes one of these, not both.
Side by side
| T76.A2XAChild financial abuse, suspected, initial encounter | T76.A2XSChild financial abuse, suspected, sequela | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| Classification | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) |
| Definition | Child financial abuse, suspected, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T76.A2A). | Child financial abuse, suspected, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T76.A2S). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T76 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T76 |
| Use additional code | code, if applicable, to identify any associated current injury | code, if applicable, to identify any associated current injury |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources