Is T14.91XA a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. T14.91XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does T14.91XA 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).

What cannot be coded together with T14.91XA?

T14.91XA carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above T14.91XA (T14) and apply to it just the same.

T14.91XA

T14.91XA — Suicide attempt, initial encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

T14.91XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for suicide attempt, 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.

Attempted suicide NOS

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above T14.91XA

These are not written on T14.91XA, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing T14.91XA with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on T14 — Injury of unspecified body region

multiple unspecified injuries (T07)

Risk adjustment

T14.91XA risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to these categories:

HCC 155 Major Depression, Moderate or Severe, without Psychosis0.299 RAF
HCC 155 Major Depression, Moderate or Severe, without Psychosis0.299 RAF

Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.

Medicare coverage

T14.91XA is named in 8 Medicare coverage policies — 7 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.

A52434Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention – Medical Policy Articlenot covered
A54799Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing
A55001Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing
A56818Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing

Code history

T14.91XA has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share T14.91. If T14.91XA is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about T14.91XA

Is T14.91XA a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. T14.91XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does T14.91XA 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).
What cannot be coded together with T14.91XA?: T14.91XA carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above T14.91XA (T14) and apply to it just the same.