2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y93Activity codes
Y93 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code for activity codes, so it cannot be submitted on claims. Use a more specific code from this category instead, such as Y93.01, Y93.02, Y93.11, and Y93.12.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Specific Coding for Activity codesOverview
Non-specific codes like Y93 require more characters. Use one of these billable codes instead:
Y93.0 for Activities involving walking and running
Use Y93.01 for Activity, walking, marching and hiking
Use Y93.02 for Activity, running
Y93.1 for Activities involving water and water craft
Use Y93.11 for Activity, swimming
Use Y93.12 for Activity, springboard and platform diving
Use Y93.13 for Activity, water polo
Use Y93.14 for Activity, water aerobics and water exercise
Use Y93.15 for Activity, underwater diving and snorkeling
Use Y93.16 for Activity, rowing, canoeing, kayaking, rafting and tubing
Use Y93.17 for Activity, water skiing and wake boarding
Use Y93.18 for Activity, surfing, windsurfing and boogie boarding
Use Y93.19 for Activity, other involving water and watercraft
Y93.2 for Activities involving ice and snow
Use Y93.21 for Activity, ice skating
Use Y93.22 for Activity, ice hockey
Use Y93.23 for Activity, snow (alpine) (downhill) skiing, snowboarding, sledding, tobogganing and snow tubing
Use Y93.24 for Activity, cross country skiing
Use Y93.29 for Activity, other involving ice and snow
Y93.3 for Activities involving climbing, rappelling and jumping off
Use Y93.31 for Activity, mountain climbing, rock climbing and wall climbing
Use Y93.32 for Activity, rappelling
Use Y93.33 for Activity, BASE jumping
Use Y93.34 for Activity, bungee jumping
Use Y93.35 for Activity, hang gliding
Use Y93.39 for Activity, other involving climbing, rappelling and jumping off
Y93.4 for Activities involving dancing and other rhythmic movement
Use Y93.41 for Activity, dancing
Use Y93.42 for Activity, yoga
Use Y93.43 for Activity, gymnastics
Use Y93.44 for Activity, trampolining
Use Y93.45 for Activity, cheerleading
Use Y93.49 for Activity, other involving dancing and other rhythmic movements
Y93.5 for Activities involving other sports and athletics played individually
Use Y93.51 for Activity, roller skating (inline) and skateboarding
Use Y93.52 for Activity, horseback riding
Use Y93.53 for Activity, golf
Use Y93.54 for Activity, bowling
Use Y93.55 for Activity, bike riding
Use Y93.56 for Activity, jumping rope
Use Y93.57 for Activity, non-running track and field events
Use Y93.59 for Activity, other involving other sports and athletics played individually
Y93.6 for Activities involving other sports and athletics played as a team or group
Use Y93.61 for Activity, american tackle football
Use Y93.62 for Activity, american flag or touch football
Use Y93.63 for Activity, rugby
Use Y93.64 for Activity, baseball
Use Y93.65 for Activity, lacrosse and field hockey
Use Y93.66 for Activity, soccer
Use Y93.67 for Activity, basketball
Use Y93.68 for Activity, volleyball (beach) (court)
Use Y93.69 for Activity, other involving other sports and athletics played as a team or group
Use Y93.6A for Activity, physical games generally associated with school recess, summer camp and children
Y93.7 for Activities involving other specified sports and athletics
Use Y93.71 for Activity, boxing
Use Y93.72 for Activity, wrestling
Use Y93.73 for Activity, racquet and hand sports
Use Y93.74 for Activity, frisbee
Use Y93.75 for Activity, martial arts
Use Y93.79 for Activity, other specified sports and athletics
Y93.8 for Activities, other specified
Use Y93.81 for Activity, refereeing a sports activity
Use Y93.82 for Activity, spectator at an event
Use Y93.83 for Activity, rough housing and horseplay
Use Y93.84 for Activity, sleeping
Use Y93.85 for Activity, choking game
Use Y93.89 for Activity, other specified
Use Y93.9 for Activity, unspecified
Y93.A for Activities involving other cardiorespiratory exercise
Use Y93.A1 for Activity, exercise machines primarily for cardiorespiratory conditioning
Use Y93.A2 for Activity, calisthenics
Use Y93.A3 for Activity, aerobic and step exercise
Use Y93.A4 for Activity, circuit training
Use Y93.A5 for Activity, obstacle course
Use Y93.A6 for Activity, grass drills
Use Y93.A9 for Activity, other involving cardiorespiratory exercise
Y93.B for Activities involving other muscle strengthening exercises
Use Y93.B1 for Activity, exercise machines primarily for muscle strengthening
Use Y93.B2 for Activity, push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups
Use Y93.B3 for Activity, free weights
Use Y93.B4 for Activity, pilates
Use Y93.B9 for Activity, other involving muscle strengthening exercises
Y93.C for Activities involving computer technology and electronic devices
Use Y93.C1 for Activity, computer keyboarding
Use Y93.C2 for Activity, hand held interactive electronic device
Use Y93.C9 for Activity, other involving computer technology and electronic devices
Y93.D for Activities involving arts and handcrafts
Use Y93.D1 for Activity, knitting and crocheting
Use Y93.D2 for Activity, sewing
Use Y93.D3 for Activity, furniture building and finishing
Use Y93.D9 for Activity, other involving arts and handcrafts
Y93.E for Activities involving personal hygiene and interior property and clothing maintenance
Use Y93.E1 for Activity, personal bathing and showering
Use Y93.E2 for Activity, laundry
Use Y93.E3 for Activity, vacuuming
Use Y93.E4 for Activity, ironing
Use Y93.E5 for Activity, floor mopping and cleaning
Use Y93.E6 for Activity, residential relocation
Use Y93.E8 for Activity, other personal hygiene
Use Y93.E9 for Activity, other interior property and clothing maintenance
Y93.F for Activities involving caregiving
Use Y93.F1 for Activity, caregiving, bathing
Use Y93.F2 for Activity, caregiving, lifting
Use Y93.F9 for Activity, other caregiving
Y93.G for Activities involving food preparation, cooking and grilling
Use Y93.G1 for Activity, food preparation and clean up
Use Y93.G2 for Activity, grilling and smoking food
Use Y93.G3 for Activity, cooking and baking
Use Y93.G9 for Activity, other involving cooking and grilling
Y93.H for Activities involving exterior property and land maintenance, building and construction
Use Y93.H1 for Activity, digging, shoveling and raking
Use Y93.H2 for Activity, gardening and landscaping
Use Y93.H3 for Activity, building and construction
Use Y93.H9 for Activity, other involving exterior property and land maintenance, building and construction
Y93.I for Activities involving roller coasters and other types of external motion
Use Y93.I1 for Activity, roller coaster riding
Use Y93.I9 for Activity, other involving external motion
Y93.J for Activities involving playing musical instrument
Use Y93.J1 for Activity, piano playing
Use Y93.J2 for Activity, drum and other percussion instrument playing
Use Y93.J3 for Activity, string instrument playing
Use Y93.J4 for Activity, winds and brass instrument playing
Y93.K for Activities involving animal care
Use Y93.K1 for Activity, walking an animal
Use Y93.K2 for Activity, milking an animal
Use Y93.K3 for Activity, grooming and shearing an animal
Use Y93.K9 for Activity, other involving animal care
Y93.L for Other outdoor activity
Use Y93.L1 for Activity, splitting wood
Use Y93.L9 for Activity, other outdoor activity
Tabular List NotesGuidance
Coding notes and annotation back-references applicable to this code.
- Category Y93 is provided for use to indicate the activity of the person seeking healthcare for an injury or health condition, such as a heart attack while shoveling snow, which resulted from, or was contributed to, by the activity. These codes are appropriate for use for both acute injuries, such as those from chapter 19, and conditions that are due to the long-term, cumulative effects of an activity, such as those from chapter 13. They are also appropriate for use with external cause codes for cause and intent if identifying the activity provides additional information on the event. These codes should be used in conjunction with codes for external cause status Y99
- This section contains the following broad activity categories:
- Y93.0 Activities involving walking and running
- Y93.1 Activities involving water and water craft
- Y93.2 Activities involving ice and snow
- Y93.3 Activities involving climbing, rappelling, and jumping off
- Y93.4 Activities involving dancing and other rhythmic movement
- Y93.5 Activities involving other sports and athletics played individually
- Y93.6 Activities involving other sports and athletics played as a team or group
- Y93.7 Activities involving other specified sports and athletics
- Y93.A Activities involving other cardiorespiratory exercise
- Y93.B Activities involving other muscle strengthening exercises
- Y93.C Activities involving computer technology and electronic devices
- Y93.D Activities involving arts and handcrafts
- Y93.E Activities involving personal hygiene and interior property and clothing maintenance
- Y93.F Activities involving caregiving
- Y93.G Activities involving food preparation, cooking and grilling
- Y93.H Activities involving exterior property and land maintenance, building and construction
- Y93.I Activities involving roller coasters and other types of external motion
- Y93.J Activities involving playing musical instrument
- Y93.K Activities involving animal care
- Y93.L Other outdoor activity
- Y93.8 Activities, other specified
- Y93.9 Activity, unspecified
