Category · FY2027
Y23 Rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge, undetermined intent
- Header · not billable
- Codes take a 7th character
Y23 is not billable. The category heads 18 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 6 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)
- Y21-Y33 Event of undetermined intent (Y21-Y33)
- Y23 Rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge, undetermined intent
- Billable codes
- 18
- Subdivisions
- 6
- CC / MCC codes
- 0 / 0
- HCC V28 codes
- 0
- New FY2027
- 0
- Index entries
- 0
Codes in Y23
- Y23.0Shotgun discharge, undetermined intent +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- Y23.1Hunting rifle discharge, undetermined intent +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- Y23.2Military firearm discharge, undetermined intent +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 1 of 3 7th characters
- Y23.3Machine gun discharge, undetermined intent +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt
- Y23.8Other larger firearm discharge, undetermined intent +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- Y23.9Unspecified larger firearm discharge, undetermined intent +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt
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 Y23
Excludes2
- airgun (Y24.0) Y24.0
Notes that also apply
Block Y21-Y33 instructions (Inclusion terms 1): printed on the block page.
Chapter 20 instructions (Notes 1): printed on the chapter 20 page.
7th characters
7th characters for Y23 defined here
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y23
| 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.