Is Y93.C2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. Y93.C2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does Y93.C2 sit in the tabular list?

External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Supplementary factors related to causes of morbidity classified elsewhere (Y90-Y99).

What cannot be coded together with Y93.C2?

Y93.C2 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

Y93.C2

Y93.C2 — Activity, hand held interactive electronic device

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Y93.C2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for activity, hand held interactive electronic device. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

activity, electronic game playing using keyboard or other stationary device (Y93.C1)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Activity, cellular telephone and communication device
Activity, electronic game playing using interactive device

Risk adjustment

Y93.C2 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 Y93.C2 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 Y93.C2.

Activity›hand held interactive electronic device
Activity›cellular›communication device
Activity›cellular›telephone
Activity›game playing›using interactive device
Activity›electronic›devices NEC›hand held interactive
Activity›electronic›game playing›interactive device

Related codes at this level

Codes that share Y93.C. If Y93.C2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about Y93.C2

Is Y93.C2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. Y93.C2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does Y93.C2 sit in the tabular list?: External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Supplementary factors related to causes of morbidity classified elsewhere (Y90-Y99).
What cannot be coded together with Y93.C2?: Y93.C2 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.