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Y04.8

Assault by other bodily force

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:

  • Y04.8XXA Assault by other bodily force, initial encounter
  • Y04.8XXD Assault by other bodily force, subsequent encounter
  • Y04.8XXS Assault by other bodily force, 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.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Assault by other bodily force

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 Y04 Assault by bodily force

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y04

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • assault by:
  • submersion (X92.-)
  • use of weapon (X93-X95, X99, Y00)

Inherited from the X92-Y09 section Assault (X92-Y09)

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • injuries due to legal intervention (Y35.-)
  • injuries due to operations of war (Y36.-)
  • injuries due to terrorism (Y38.-)

Includes

  • homicide
  • injuries inflicted by another person with intent to injure or kill, by any means

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.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
Y04.0 Assault by unarmed brawl or fight Not billable
Y04.1 Assault by human bite Not billable
Y04.2 Assault by strike against or bumped into by another person Not billable