X72.XXXA
X72.XXXA: Intentional self-harm by handgun discharge, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
X72.XXXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for intentional self-harm by handgun discharge, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check X72.XXXA with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code X72
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Excludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- Very pistol (X74.8)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Intentional self-harm by gun for single hand use
- Intentional self-harm by pistol
- Intentional self-harm by revolver
Risk adjustment
X72.XXXA 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. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.