Category · FY2027
Y24 Other and unspecified firearm discharge, undetermined intent
- Header · not billable
- Codes take a 7th character
Y24 is not billable. The category heads 9 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 3 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)
- Y24 Other and unspecified firearm discharge, undetermined intent
- Billable codes
- 9
- Subdivisions
- 3
- CC / MCC codes
- 0 / 0
- HCC V28 codes
- 0
- New FY2027
- 0
- Index entries
- 0
Codes in Y24
- Y24.0Airgun discharge, undetermined intent +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- BB gun discharge, undetermined intent
- Pellet gun discharge, undetermined intent
- Y24.8Other firearm discharge, undetermined intent +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Paintball gun discharge, undetermined intent
- Very pistol [flare] discharge, undetermined intent
- Y24.9Unspecified firearm discharge, undetermined intent +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
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 Y24 defined here
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y24
| 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.