Category · FY2027
X94 Assault by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge
- Header · not billable
- Codes take a 7th character
X94 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)
- X92-Y09 Assault (X92-Y09)
- X94 Assault by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge
- Billable codes
- 15
- Subdivisions
- 5
- CC / MCC codes
- 0 / 0
- HCC V28 codes
- 0
- New FY2027
- 0
- Index entries
- 0
Codes in X94
- X94.0Assault by shotgun +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- X94.1Assault by hunting rifle +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- X94.2Assault by machine gun +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- X94.8Assault by other larger firearm discharge +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- X94.9Assault by unspecified larger firearm discharge +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
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 X94
Excludes1
- airgun (X95.01) X95.01
Notes that also apply
Block X92-Y09 instructions (Includes 2, Excludes1 3): printed on the block page.
Chapter 20 instructions (Notes 1): printed on the chapter 20 page.
7th characters
7th characters for X94 defined here
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X94
| 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.