Y92.538
Other ambulatory health services establishments as the place of occurrence of the external cause
Y92.538 (also written Y92538) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other ambulatory health services establishments as the place of occurrence of the external cause. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 209 codes in category Y92 (Place of occurrence of the external cause). Its coding notes include 2 Excludes1 entries.
Guidelines tips
From the FY2027 Official Guidelines. ICD10Ref adds no rules of its own.
An external cause code is never a principal or first-listed diagnosis. Its 7th character is assigned for each encounter and should match the injury or condition code.
Y92 is a secondary code used after other external cause codes, generally once at the initial encounter. Y92.9 is not used when the place is not stated.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (2 notes)
- These categories may be used to provide supplementary information concerning causes of morbidity. They are not to be used for single-condition coding.
- This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88). Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter 20 should be used to provide additional information as to the cause of the condition.