T14.90XA — Injury, unspecified, initial encounter
T14.90XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for injury, unspecified, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "A" — initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T14
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Injury NOS
Risk adjustment
T14.90XA does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
T14.90XA is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 0 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 1 listing it as NOT covered. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A57497Billing and Coding: Chest X-Ray Policynot covered
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T14.90. If T14.90XA is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about T14.90XA
- Is T14.90XA a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. T14.90XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does T14.90XA sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injury of unspecified body region (T14).