Y93.23 vs Y93.24
Y93.23 (Activity, snow (alpine) (downhill) skiing, snowboarding, sledding, tobogganing and snow tubing) compared with Y93.24 (Activity, cross country skiing), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.
Can these codes be reported together?
No — do not report together. Y93.23 carries an Excludes1 note covering Y93.24: “activity, cross country skiing (Y93.24)”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
Side by side
| Y93.23Activity, snow (alpine) (downhill) skiing, snowboarding, sledding, tobogganing and snow tubing | Y93.24Activity, cross country skiing | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | Activity, snow (alpine) (downhill) skiing, snowboarding, sledding, tobogganing and snow tubing is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Y93.23). | Activity, cross country skiing is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Y93.24). |
| Includes | — | Activity, nordic skiing |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources