T14.91 ICD-10-CM Code: Suicide attempt
Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for T14.91 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Attempted suicide NOS
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions generally not reported together with this code (Excludes1) -- an error unless the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
- multiple unspecified injuries (T07) Compare T14.91 vs T07 →
Indexed Clinical Terms (1)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Suicide, suicidal (attempted)
Frequently Compared Codes
The official Excludes notes on T14.91 name these codes. Each comparison page covers when the two can — or must not — be reported together.
Change history
- FY2018 — 2017-10-01Became a non-billable headerfalseFY2018 changes
Verify Before Coding
- Not billable as written — a more specific code is required: T14.91XA, T14.91XD, T14.91XS.
- Requires a 7th character. "The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T14" Options: T14.91XA, T14.91XD, T14.91XS
From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim.
Relationships & Classification
Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes on other codes that name T14.91 or its code family.
1 Excludes1 notes: R45.85.
Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):MBD012 — Suicidal ideation/attempt/intentional self-harm (default); EXT019 — External cause codes: unspecified mechanism; EXT021 — External cause codes: intent of injury, self-harm; INJ027 — Other unspecified injury.
Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Contextual Map
Every relationship of T14.91 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.
Hierarchy
- S00-T88 — Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) (S00-T88) [Hierarchy]
Referenced by Excludes1 notes
- R45.85 — Homicidal and suicidal ideations [Excludes1]: “suicide attempt (T14.91)” · check together
Clinical classification (CCSR)
- MBD012 — Suicidal ideation/attempt/intentional self-harm [CCSR]
- EXT019 — External cause codes: unspecified mechanism [CCSR]
- EXT021 — External cause codes: intent of injury, self-harm [CCSR]
- INJ027 — Other unspecified injury [CCSR]
Index entries
- Suicide, suicidal (attempted)[Index term]
Nearest codes (13)
- T14 — Injury of unspecified body region [Sibling]
- T14.8 — Other injury of unspecified body region [Sibling]
- T14.8XXA — Other injury of unspecified body region, initial encounter [Sibling]
- T14.8XXD — Other injury of unspecified body region, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
- T14.8XXS — Other injury of unspecified body region, sequela [Sibling]
- T14.9 — Unspecified injury [Sibling]
- T14.90 — Injury, unspecified [Sibling]
- T14.90XA — Injury, unspecified, initial encounter [Sibling]
- and 5 more
Change history
- FY2018 — Became a non-billable header [Change history]
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can T14.91 be billed directly?
No. T14.91 (Suicide attempt) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.
Does T14.91 require a 7th character?
Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T14.
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to T14.91 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- T14.8XXD — Other injury of unspecified body region, subsequent encounter
- T14.8XXS — Other injury of unspecified body region, sequela
- T14.9 — Unspecified injury
- T14.90 — Injury, unspecified
- T14.90XA — Injury, unspecified, initial encounter
- T14.90XD — Injury, unspecified, subsequent encounter
- T14.90XS — Injury, unspecified, sequela
- T14.91XA — Suicide attempt, initial encounter
- T14.91XD — Suicide attempt, subsequent encounter
- T14.91XS — Suicide attempt, sequela