ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
Y92.481Parking lot as the place of occurrence of the external cause
Y92.481 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for parking lot as the place of occurrence of the external cause. It can be reported on claims for dates of service from October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027.
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 Y92.481
Y92.481 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for Parking lot 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 Y92.48 (other paved roadways as the place of occurrence of the external cause), Y92.481 is specifically for Parking lot as the place of occurrence of the external cause. Related codes cover sidewalk as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.480), bike path as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.482) and other paved roadways as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.488).
It is not a CC or MCC, so as a secondary diagnosis it doesn't change the MS-DRG severity level.
It is exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting, so no POA indicator is required.
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 E849.5 (street and highway accidents).
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to Y92.481.
Alphabetic index entries
2 entriesTerms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to Y92.481.
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Converter →- E849.5Street and highway accidentsapproximate
From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.
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 Y92.481
Is Y92.481 billable?
- Yes. Y92.481 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
Can Y92.481 be used as a principal diagnosis?
- Yes. The Medicare Code Editor doesn't restrict Y92.481 as a principal diagnosis.
Is Y92.481 a CC or MCC?
- No. Y92.481 is neither a CC nor an MCC under MS-DRG v44.0.