Is X83.1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. X83.1 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does X83.1 sit in the tabular list?

External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Intentional self-harm (X71-X83).

What cannot be coded together with X83.1?

X83.1 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 X83.1 (X83) and apply to it just the same.

X83.1

X83.1 — Intentional self-harm by electrocution

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

X83.1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for intentional self-harm by electrocution. 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 X83

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above X83.1

These are not written on X83.1, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing X83.1 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on X83 — Intentional self-harm by other specified means

intentional self-harm by poisoning or contact with toxic substance- See Table of Drugs and Chemicals

Risk adjustment

X83.1 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 X83.1 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 X83.1.

Suicide, suicidal›electrocution
Exposure›electric current›self-inflicted
Exposure›electric current›suicide(attempt)
Shock›from electric appliance›suicide(attempt)
Contact›with›lawnmower›causing electrocution›suicide(attempt)

Code history

X83.1 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead X83.1

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share X83. If X83.1 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about X83.1

Is X83.1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. X83.1 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does X83.1 sit in the tabular list?: External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Intentional self-harm (X71-X83).
What cannot be coded together with X83.1?: X83.1 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 X83.1 (X83) and apply to it just the same.