Section X92-Y09Assault

Includes:

  • homicide
  • injuries inflicted by another person with intent to injure or kill, by any means

Excludes1

  • injuries due to legal intervention (Y35.-)
  • injuries due to operations of war (Y36.-)
  • injuries due to terrorism (Y38.-)
  1. X98 Assault by steam, hot vapors and hot objects

    The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X98

    • A - initial encounter
    • D - subsequent encounter
    • S - sequela
    1. X98.0 Assault by steam or hot vapors

    2. X98.1 Assault by hot tap water

    3. X98.2 Assault by hot fluids

    4. X98.3 Assault by hot household appliances

    5. X98.8 Assault by other hot objects

    6. X98.9 Assault by unspecified hot objects

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.