Category · FY2027
X99 Assault by sharp object
- Header · not billable
- Codes take a 7th character
X99 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)
- X99 Assault by sharp object
- Billable codes
- 15
- Subdivisions
- 5
- CC / MCC codes
- 0 / 0
- HCC V28 codes
- 0
- New FY2027
- 0
- Index entries
- 0
Codes in X99
- X99.0Assault by sharp glass +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- X99.1Assault by knife +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- X99.2Assault by sword or dagger +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- X99.8Assault by other sharp object +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- X99.9Assault by unspecified sharp object +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
Inclusion terms 1
Inclusion terms
- Assault by stabbing NOS
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 X99
Excludes1
- assault by strike by sports equipment (Y08.0-) Y08.0
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 X99 defined here
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X99
| 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.