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Y93.C1 vs Y93.C2

Y93.C1 (Activity, computer keyboarding) compared with Y93.C2 (Activity, hand held interactive electronic device), 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.C2 carries an Excludes1 note covering Y93.C1: “activity, electronic game playing using keyboard or other stationary device (Y93.C1)”

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.C1Activity, computer keyboardingY93.C2Activity, hand held interactive electronic device
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationV00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)
DefinitionActivity, computer keyboarding is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Y93.C1).Activity, hand held interactive electronic device is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Y93.C2).
Includes
Activity, electronic game playing using keyboard or other stationary device
Activity, cellular telephone and communication device
Activity, electronic game playing using interactive device

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources