ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
X83.8Intentional self-harm by other specified means
X83.8 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.
Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About X83.8
X83.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for intentional self-harm by other specified means. It belongs to category X83 (intentional self-harm by other specified means), block X71-X83 (intentional self-harm) and chapter 20 (external causes of morbidity). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.
Within X83, choose X83.8 (other specified means) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: crashing of aircraft (X83.0), electrocution (X83.1) and exposure to extremes of cold (X83.2).
Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X83
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to X83.8.
› From X83 Intentional self-harm by other specified means
- intentional self-harm by poisoning or contact with toxic substance- See Table of Drugs and Chemicals
Broader instructions also apply from X71-X83 Intentional self-harm and Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity.
Alphabetic index entries
9 entriesTerms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to X83.8.
- Exposure (to) › electric current › taser › self-harm (intentional)
- Injury, injured (accidental(ly)) NOS › by, caused by, from › suicide (attempt)
- Injury, injured (accidental(ly)) NOS › self-inflicted
- Suicide, suicidal (attempted) (by)
- Suicide, suicidal (attempted) (by) › hanging
- Suicide, suicidal (attempted) (by) › specified means NEC
- Suicide, suicidal (attempted) (by) › strangulation
- Suicide, suicidal (attempted) (by) › suffocation
- Suicide, suicidal (attempted) (by) › wound NEC
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about X83.8
Is X83.8 billable?
- No. X83.8 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.