X79
X79 — Intentional self-harm by blunt object
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
X79 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for intentional self-harm by blunt object. 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 code X79
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
X79 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 X79 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 X79.
- Suicide, suicidal›blunt object
- Struck by›object›blunt›suicide(attempt)
Code to one of these instead X79
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Questions about X79
- Is X79 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. X79 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does X79 sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Intentional self-harm (X71-X83).