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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

Y93.4Activities involving dancing and other rhythmic movement

Not billable — use a more specific code

Y93.4 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 6 more specific codes beneath it.

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 Y93.4

Y93.4 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for activities involving dancing and other rhythmic movement. It belongs to category Y93 (activity codes), block Y90-Y99 (Supplementary factors related to causes of morbidity classified elsewhere) and chapter 20 (external causes of morbidity). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 6 subcodes must be used instead.

Within Y93, choose Y93.4 (Activities involving dancing and other rhythmic movement) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: activities involving walking and running (Y93.0), activities involving water and water craft (Y93.1), activities involving ice and snow (Y93.2), activities involving climbing, rappelling and jumping off (Y93.3), activities involving other sports and athletics played individually (Y93.5), activities involving other sports and athletics played as a team or group (Y93.6), activities involving other specified sports and athletics (Y93.7), activities, other specified (Y93.8) and 13 more.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: Y93.41 (dancing), Y93.42 (yoga), Y93.43 (gymnastics), Y93.44 (trampolining), Y93.45 (cheerleading) and Y93.49 (movements).

Don't report Y93.4 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: activity, martial arts (Y93.75).

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

Specific codes under Y93.4

Coding notes

Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code
  • activity, martial arts (Y93.75)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to Y93.4.

› From Y93 Activity codes
Note
  • Category Y93 is provided for use to indicate the activity of the person seeking healthcare for an injury or health condition, such as a heart attack while shoveling snow, which resulted from, or was contributed to, by the activity. These codes are appropriate for use for both acute injuries, such as those from chapter 19, and conditions that are due to the long-term, cumulative effects of an activity, such as those from chapter 13. They are also appropriate for use with external cause codes for cause and intent if identifying the activity provides additional information on the event. These codes should be used in conjunction with codes for external cause status (Y99) and place of occurrence (Y92).
  • This section contains the following broad activity categories:
  • Y93.0 Activities involving walking and running
  • Y93.1 Activities involving water and water craft
  • Y93.2 Activities involving ice and snow
  • Y93.3 Activities involving climbing, rappelling, and jumping off
  • Y93.4 Activities involving dancing and other rhythmic movement
  • Y93.5 Activities involving other sports and athletics played individually
  • Y93.6 Activities involving other sports and athletics played as a team or group
  • Y93.7 Activities involving other specified sports and athletics
  • Y93.A Activities involving other cardiorespiratory exercise
  • Y93.B Activities involving other muscle strengthening exercises
  • Y93.C Activities involving computer technology and electronic devices
  • Y93.D Activities involving arts and handcrafts
  • Y93.E Activities involving personal hygiene and interior property and clothing maintenance
  • Y93.F Activities involving caregiving
  • Y93.G Activities involving food preparation, cooking and grilling
  • Y93.H Activities involving exterior property and land maintenance, building and construction
  • Y93.I Activities involving roller coasters and other types of external motion
  • Y93.J Activities involving playing musical instrument
  • Y93.K Activities involving animal care
  • Y93.L Other outdoor activity
  • Y93.8 Activities, other specified
  • Y93.9 Activity, unspecified

Broader instructions also apply from Y90-Y99 Supplementary factors related to causes of morbidity classified elsewhere and Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity.

Codes whose notes reference Y93.4

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about Y93.4

Is Y93.4 billable?

No. Y93.4 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.