Category · FY2027
X72 Intentional self-harm by handgun discharge
- Header · not billable
- Codes take a 7th character
X72 is not billable. The category heads 3 billable codes in FY2027. Its codes take a 7th character, so none is complete with fewer than 7 characters.
Where it sits
- Chapter 20 External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
- X71-X83 Intentional self-harm (X71-X83)
- X72 Intentional self-harm by handgun discharge
- Billable codes
- 3
- Subdivisions
- 0
- CC / MCC codes
- 0 / 0
- HCC V28 codes
- 1
- New FY2027
- 0
- Index entries
- 0
Codes in X72
- X72.XXXAIntentional self-harm by handgun discharge, initial encounterBillable155Exempt
- X72.XXXDIntentional self-harm by handgun discharge, subsequent encounterBillableExempt
- X72.XXXSIntentional self-harm by handgun discharge, sequelaBillableExempt
Sources of each column. Rows marked +7th need a 7th character: pick one to build the full code; its code card has its own flags.
Instructions
At X72
Inclusion terms
- Intentional self-harm by gun for single hand use
- Intentional self-harm by pistol
- Intentional self-harm by revolver
Excludes1
- Very pistol (X74.8) X74.8
Notes that also apply
Block X71-X83 instructions (Inclusion terms 2): printed on the block page.
Chapter 20 instructions (Notes 1): printed on the chapter 20 page.
7th characters
7th characters for X72 defined here
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code X72
| 7th | Meaning (NCHS) |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
A code that takes a 7th character is invalid without it; the placeholder X fills a code shorter than 6 characters (Official Guidelines I.A.5). How 7th characters work.