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Y04.1

Y04.1: Assault by human bite

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

Y04.1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for assault by human bite. 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 Y04

A
initial encounter
D
subsequent encounter
S
sequela

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Y04.1

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Y04: Assault by bodily force

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Assault›bite(of human being)
  • Assault›bodily force›bite
  • Bite, bitten by›human being›assault
  • Bite, bitten by›human being›homicide(attempt)
  • Bite, bitten by›human being›with intent to injure or kill
  • Bite, bitten by›person›assault
  • Bite, bitten by›person›homicide(attempt)
  • Bite, bitten by›person›with intent to injure or kill
  • Bite, bitten by›human being›in›fight
  • Bite, bitten by›person›in›fight

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead Y04.1

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under Y04

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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