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Version 2024
Non-Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y92.12

Nursing home as the place of occurrence of the external cause

ICD-10-CM Code:
Y92.12
ICD-10 Code for:
Nursing home as place
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality
    (V01–Y99)
    • Supplementary factors related to causes of morbidity classified elsewhere
      (Y90-Y99)
      • Place of occurrence of the external cause
        (Y92)

Y92.12 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of nursing home as the place of occurrence of the external cause. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Nursing home as place

Non-specific codes like Y92.12 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for nursing home as place:

  • Use Y92.120 for Kitchen in nursing home as the place of occurrence of the external cause - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y92.121 for Bathroom in nursing home as the place of occurrence of the external cause - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y92.122 for Bedroom in nursing home as the place of occurrence of the external cause - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y92.123 for Driveway of nursing home as the place of occurrence of the external cause - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y92.124 for Garage of nursing home as the place of occurrence of the external cause - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y92.125 for Swimming-pool of nursing home as the place of occurrence of the external cause - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y92.126 for Garden or yard of nursing home as the place of occurrence of the external cause - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y92.128 for Other place in nursing home as the place of occurrence of the external cause - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y92.129 for Unspecified place in nursing home as the place of occurrence of the external cause - BILLABLE CODE

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • Home for the sick as the place of occurrence of the external cause
  • Hospice as the place of occurrence of the external cause

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.