ICD-10-CM › V00-Y99 › X71-X83 › X79 Intentional self-harm by blunt object › X79.XXXA
Intentional self-harm by blunt object, initial encounter
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Intentional self-harm by blunt object, initial encounter
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from X79 Intentional self-harm by blunt object
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code X79
Inherited from the X71-X83 section Intentional self-harm (X71-X83)
Also known as
- Purposely self-inflicted injury
- Suicide (attempted)
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Felo-de-se
- Self-harm NEC > intentional
- Self-inflicted NEC > intentional
- Killed, killing NOS > self > stated as > suicide
- Crash > transport vehicle NEC > motor NEC > suicide
- Collision NEC > transport vehicle NEC > intentional, purposeful suicide
- Suicide, suicidal > blunt object
- Struck by > object > blunt > suicide
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| X79.XXXD | Intentional self-harm by blunt object, subsequent encounter | Valid |
| X79.XXXS | Intentional self-harm by blunt object, sequela | Valid |