Y92.238Other place in hospital as the place of occurrence of the external cause

Y92.238 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other place in hospital as the place of occurrence of the external cause. It belongs to category Y92 (place of occurrence of the external cause), block Y90-Y99 (Supplementary factors related to causes of morbidity classified elsewhere) and chapter 20 (external causes of morbidity). It is billable, so it can be reported on its own for dates of service from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Within Y92.23, choose Y92.238 (Other place in hospital as the place of occurrence of the external cause) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: patient room in hospital as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.230), patient bathroom in hospital as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.231), Corridor of hospital as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.232), Cafeteria of hospital as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.233), Operating room of hospital as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.234) and unspecified place in hospital as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.239).

It is not a CC or MCC, so as a secondary diagnosis it doesn't change the MS-DRG severity level.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Before ICD-10, this condition was coded in ICD-9-CM as E849.7 (accidents occurring in residential institution).