X77.9 — Intentional self-harm by unspecified hot objects
X77.9 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for intentional self-harm by unspecified hot objects. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X77
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
X77.9 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.
How X77.9 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to X77.9.
- Scald, scalding›self-inflicted
- Scald, scalding›suicide(attempt)
- Suicide, suicidal›burning, burns›hot object
- Burn, burned, burning›suicide NEC›hot›object
Code to one of these instead X77.9
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share X77. If X77.9 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about X77.9
- Is X77.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. X77.9 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does X77.9 sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Intentional self-harm (X71-X83).