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ICD-10/Y02.0XXA

Y02.0XXA ICD-10-CM Code: Assault by pushing or placing victim in front of motor vehicle, initial encounter

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Assault by pushing or placing victim in front of motor vehicle, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Y02.0A).

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for Y02.0XXA in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Includes

Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.

  • homicide
  • injuries inflicted by another person with intent to injure or kill, by any means

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).

Change history

No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2016 baseline of the change ledger.

Verify Before Coding

  • Billable — reportable as written.
  • Principal-diagnosis restriction. External cause of morbidity codes (V, W, X and Y) describe the circumstance that caused an injury, not the condition treated. The Medicare Code Editor rejects them as a principal diagnosis; sequence the injury or condition first and report this code as secondary.

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim.

Relationships & Classification

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):EXT007 — External cause codes: motor vehicle traffic (MVT); initial encounter; EXT022 — External cause codes: intent of injury, assault.

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Does Y02.0XXA require a 7th character?

Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y02.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to Y02.0XXA in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • Y02 — Assault by pushing or placing victim in front of moving object
  • Y02.0 — Assault by pushing or placing victim in front of motor vehicle
  • Y02.0XXD — Assault by pushing or placing victim in front of motor vehicle, subsequent encounter
  • Y02.0XXS — Assault by pushing or placing victim in front of motor vehicle, sequela
  • Y02.1 — Assault by pushing or placing victim in front of (subway) train
  • Y02.1XXA — Assault by pushing or placing victim in front of (subway) train, initial encounter
  • Y02.1XXD — Assault by pushing or placing victim in front of (subway) train, subsequent encounter
  • Y02.1XXS — Assault by pushing or placing victim in front of (subway) train, sequela
  • Y02.8 — Assault by pushing or placing victim in front of other moving object
  • Y02.8XXA — Assault by pushing or placing victim in front of other moving object, initial encounter

View all codes in the Y02 family