Intentional self-harm by jumping or lying in front of other moving object

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

X81.8XXA Intentional self-harm by jumping or lying in front of other moving object, initial encounter
X81.8XXD Intentional self-harm by jumping or lying in front of other moving object, subsequent encounter
X81.8XXS Intentional self-harm by jumping or lying in front of other moving object, sequela

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 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.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Intentional self-harm by jumping or lying in front of other moving object

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 X81 Intentional self-harm by jumping or lying in front of moving object

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X81

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
Running > before moving object
Jumped, jumping > before moving object NEC
Lying before train, vehicle or other moving object
Suicide, suicidal > jumping > before moving object
Suicide, suicidal > lying before moving object, train, vehicle

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
X81.0	Intentional self-harm by jumping or lying in front of motor vehicle	Not billable
X81.1	Intentional self-harm by jumping or lying in front of (subway) train	Not billable