Y93.41 ICD-10-CM Code: Activity, dancing

Coding instructions

Official Tabular Instructional Notes: the inclusion, exclusion and sequencing notes published for Y93.41 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list, quoted as published.

Source: CMS/CDC — ICD-10-CM Tabular ListRelease: FY2026Effective: October 1, 2025

Notes without a marker are published on Y93.41 itself; “inherited from” names the category or block whose note applies here.

Coder workflow for Y93.41

MedCoder structured workflow — derived from this code’s own official record

Before you code Y93.41

1. An external cause code is reported in addition to the code for the injury or condition, never as the principal or first-listed diagnosis. Confirm the cause, intent, place of occurrence, activity and status where the record documents them, and assign the 7th character that matches the injury code. External cause coding guidelines (Guidelines I.C.20.a).

2. Check the Excludes1 note: if the documentation supports a condition named there, do not simply proceed with Y93.41. Excludes1 conditions are not reported together with this code unless the record shows they are unrelated (Guidelines I.A.12.a).

   See the official tabular notes

Choose the right path

1. Does the documentation support a condition named in Y93.41’s Excludes1 note?
   Yes → Do not simply proceed: review the excluded code. Both are reported only when the record shows the two conditions are unrelated.
   No → Continue.

   ReviewY93.75

Consider Y93.41. Then confirm the code is valid for the date of service in the Verify section.

Documentation check

The provider’s diagnostic statement

Codes are assigned from the provider’s documented diagnosis, not from clinical criteria, test values or a medication list (Guidelines I.A.19).

Official instructions as workflow

• Excludes1 — check before selecting Y93.41(1 note)

  Coding workflow: If the documentation supports a condition named in this note, do not simply proceed with Y93.41: the two are not reported together. The one exception is when the record shows the two conditions are unrelated to each other.

  CompareY93.75

  See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.12.a

Coding decision scenarios

Pattern scenarios for this code’s structure — decision rules, not clinical cases

Every row is derived from this code’s own record — its title, tabular notes, 7th-character family and same-category siblings — with fixed MedCoder wording; nothing is inferred about a patient. The official notes and guideline text are in the sections each row links to, and they control.

Indexed As (3)

Official source data — entries quoted as published, in the Index’s own lookup phrasing

Circumstance phrases from the official ICD-10-CM External Cause of Injuries Index that map to this code.

• Activity (involving) (of victim at time of event), ballet
• Activity (involving) (of victim at time of event), dancing (all types)
• Activity (involving) (of victim at time of event), tap dancing

Official Coding Guidelines

Official source data — quoted verbatim from the CMS/NCHS Official Guidelines

Official source data — quoted verbatim from the CMS/NCHS Official Guidelines

Verbatim excerpts from the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (CMS/NCHS) that govern this code.

Don’t confuse Y93.41 with…

MedCoder analysis — pairs from this code’s official notes, distinctions written by MedCoder

The codes most likely to be picked instead of Y93.41 — named in its own official notes, or sharing its laterality or encounter family — with what separates them and which documentation moves the case. Each links to the full comparison.

• Y93.75— Excludes1 conflict (Excludes1 — generally not reported together)

  Not coded here — the tabular list excludes this pair for the same encounter.

  Not reported together with this code, except where the two conditions are documented as unrelated.

  What moves you there: Documentation of activity, martial arts moves the case to Y93.75; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.

  Full comparison: Y93.41 vs Y93.75 →

Relationships are read from this code's own official notes, its laterality siblings and its encounter family; the wording of each distinction is MedCoder editorial, and the documentation named in each “what moves you there” line is the official note phrase or sibling title itself. Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes; ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a.

Verify Before Coding

• 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 in Claim Check.

Relationships & Classification

MedCoder structured relationships — computed from published CMS and AHRQ datasets

Other codes that name Y93.41 or its code family, from the CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes. Tabular-note edges are stored at the code family level that carries each note.

Referenced by 1 Excludes1 note: Y93.5 — Activities involving other sports and athletics played individually.

These codes’ tabular lists mark this diagnosis as mutually exclusive — not reported together unless the conditions are documented as unrelated.

Referenced by 2 Use Additional Code instructions across 2 chapters: M70 — Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure (via Y93.-), V00 — Pedestrian conveyance accident (via Y93.-).

These codes instruct coders to additionally report this code when it applies.

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):EXT026 — External cause codes: activity codes.

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

Related Codes

Same clinical category (CCSR)

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software groups these diagnoses under the same clinical category (External cause codes: activity codes).

Y93.22 — Activity, ice hockey, Y93.23 — Activity, snow (alpine) (downhill) skiing, snowboarding, sledding, tobogganing and snow tubing, Y93.24 — Activity, cross country skiing, Y93.29 — Activity, other involving ice and snow, Y93.31 — Activity, mountain climbing, rock climbing and wall climbing, Y93.32 — Activity, rappelling, Y93.33 — Activity, BASE jumping, Y93.34 — Activity, bungee jumping, Y93.35 — Activity, hang gliding, Y93.39 — Activity, other involving climbing, rappelling and jumping off, Y93.42 — Activity, yoga, Y93.43 — Activity, gymnastics, Y93.44 — Activity, trampolining, Y93.45 — Activity, cheerleading, Y93.49 — Activity, other involving dancing and other rhythmic movements, Y93.51 — Activity, roller skating (inline) and skateboarding, Y93.52 — Activity, horseback riding, Y93.53 — Activity, golf, Y93.54 — Activity, bowling, Y93.55 — Activity, bike riding, +93 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of Y93.41 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.

Run Y93.41 with these 3 related codes in Claim Check

Hierarchy

• V00-Y99 — Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) (V00-Y99)[Hierarchy]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• Y90-Y99 — Supplementary factors related to causes of morbidity classified elsewhere[Hierarchy]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026

Referenced by Excludes1 notes

• Y93.5 — Activities involving other sports and athletics played individually[Excludes1]: “activity, dancing (Y93.41)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026

Referenced by Use Additional Code instructions

• M70 — Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure[Use Additional Code](via Y93.-): “external cause code to identify activity causing disorder (Y93.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
• V00 — Pedestrian conveyance accident[Use Additional Code](via Y93.-): “place of occurrence and activity external cause codes, if known (Y92.-, Y93.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026

Clinical classification (CCSR)

• EXT026 — External cause codes: activity codes[CCSR]— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses (HCUP)

External cause index

• Activity (involving) (of victim at time of event), ballet[External cause term]— CMS External Cause of Injuries Index · icd10cm-fy2026
• Activity (involving) (of victim at time of event), dancing (all types)[External cause term]— CMS External Cause of Injuries Index · icd10cm-fy2026
• Activity (involving) (of victim at time of event), tap dancing[External cause term]— CMS External Cause of Injuries Index · icd10cm-fy2026

Nearest codes (40)

• Y93 — Activity codes[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• Y93.14 — Activity, water aerobics and water exercise[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• Y93.15 — Activity, underwater diving and snorkeling[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• Y93.16 — Activity, rowing, canoeing, kayaking, rafting and tubing[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• Y93.17 — Activity, water skiing and wake boarding[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• Y93.18 — Activity, surfing, windsurfing and boogie boarding[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• Y93.19 — Activity, other involving water and watercraft[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• Y93.2 — Activities involving ice and snow[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• and 32 more

Change history

• FY2016 — In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger) · icd10cm-fy2016

Sources for this page

Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.

Code, title, tabular notes and index terms Official source data

CMS/CDC ICD-10-CM FY2026 tabular list, index and tables, effective October 1, 2025 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page

Coding guidelines Official source data

ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (FY2026), quoted by section Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page

Claim edits Official source data

CMS Definitions of Medicare Code Edits — v43.1 (April 2026) Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page

Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data

CMS ICD-10-CM release addenda, ingested release by release into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page

Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder structured relationship

Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears

Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder explanation

Written by MedCoder to explain the sources above: drafted with AI assistance, checked by a person against the release files, and labelled as MedCoder text where it appears. Not official text.

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Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to Y93.41 in its code family, with their registry titles.

• Y93.33 — Activity, BASE jumping
• Y93.34 — Activity, bungee jumping
• Y93.35 — Activity, hang gliding
• Y93.39 — Activity, other involving climbing, rappelling and jumping off
• Y93.4 — Activities involving dancing and other rhythmic movement
• Y93.42 — Activity, yoga
• Y93.43 — Activity, gymnastics
• Y93.44 — Activity, trampolining
• Y93.45 — Activity, cheerleading
• Y93.49 — Activity, other involving dancing and other rhythmic movements

View all codes in the Y93 family