Category · FY2027
X73 Intentional self-harm by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge
- Header · not billable
- Codes take a 7th character
X73 is not billable. The category heads 15 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 5 subdivisions. 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)
- X73 Intentional self-harm by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge
- Billable codes
- 15
- Subdivisions
- 5
- CC / MCC codes
- 0 / 0
- HCC V28 codes
- 5
- New FY2027
- 0
- Index entries
- 0
Codes in X73
- X73.0Intentional self-harm by shotgun discharge +7th: A D SNeeds 7th character155 (some 7th characters)Exempt
- X73.1Intentional self-harm by hunting rifle discharge +7th: A D SNeeds 7th character155 (some 7th characters)Exempt
- X73.2Intentional self-harm by machine gun discharge +7th: A D SNeeds 7th character155 (some 7th characters)Exempt
- X73.8Intentional self-harm by other larger firearm discharge +7th: A D SNeeds 7th character155 (some 7th characters)Exempt
- X73.9Intentional self-harm by unspecified larger firearm discharge +7th: A D SNeeds 7th character155 (some 7th characters)Exempt
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 X73
Excludes1
- airgun (X74.01) X74.01
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 X73 defined here
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X73
| 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.