These categories may be used to provide supplementary information concerning causes of morbidity. They are not to be used for single-condition coding.

  1. Y93 Activity codes

    Note: Category Y93 is provided for use to indicate the activity of the person seeking healthcare for an injury or health condition, such as a heart attack while shoveling snow, which resulted from, or was contributed to, by the activity. These codes are appropriate for use for both acute injuries, such as those from chapter 19, and conditions that are due to the long-term, cumulative effects of an activity, such as those from chapter 13. They are also appropriate for use with external cause codes for cause and intent if identifying the activity provides additional information on the event. These codes should be used in conjunction with codes for external cause status (Y99) and place of occurrence (Y92).
    This section contains the following broad activity categories:
    Y93.0 Activities involving walking and running
    Y93.1 Activities involving water and water craft
    Y93.2 Activities involving ice and snow
    Y93.3 Activities involving climbing, rappelling, and jumping off
    Y93.4 Activities involving dancing and other rhythmic movement
    Y93.5 Activities involving other sports and athletics played individually
    Y93.6 Activities involving other sports and athletics played as a team or group
    Y93.7 Activities involving other specified sports and athletics
    Y93.A Activities involving other cardiorespiratory exercise
    Y93.B Activities involving other muscle strengthening exercises
    Y93.C Activities involving computer technology and electronic devices
    Y93.D Activities involving arts and handcrafts
    Y93.E Activities involving personal hygiene and interior property and clothing maintenance
    Y93.F Activities involving caregiving
    Y93.G Activities involving food preparation, cooking and grilling
    Y93.H Activities involving exterior property and land maintenance, building and construction
    Y93.I Activities involving roller coasters and other types of external motion
    Y93.J Activities involving playing musical instrument
    Y93.K Activities involving animal care
    Y93.8 Activities, other specified
    Y93.9 Activity, unspecified

    1. Y93.0 Activities involving walking and running

      1. Y93.01 Activity, walking, marching and hiking

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, walking, marching and hiking on level or elevated terrain
      2. Y93.02 Activity, running

    2. Y93.1 Activities involving water and water craft

      1. Y93.11 Activity, swimming

      2. Y93.12 Activity, springboard and platform diving

      3. Y93.13 Activity, water polo

      4. Y93.14 Activity, water aerobics and water exercise

      5. Y93.15 Activity, underwater diving and snorkeling

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, SCUBA diving
      6. Y93.16 Activity, rowing, canoeing, kayaking, rafting and tubing

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, canoeing, kayaking, rafting and tubing in calm and turbulent water
      7. Y93.17 Activity, water skiing and wake boarding

      8. Y93.18 Activity, surfing, windsurfing and boogie boarding

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, water sliding
      9. Y93.19 Activity, other involving water and watercraft

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity involving water NOS
        • Activity, parasailing
        • Activity, water survival training and testing
    3. Y93.2 Activities involving ice and snow

      1. Y93.21 Activity, ice skating

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, figure skating (singles) (pairs)
        • Activity, ice dancing
      2. Y93.22 Activity, ice hockey

      3. Y93.23 Activity, snow (alpine) (downhill) skiing, snowboarding, sledding, tobogganing and snow tubing

      4. Y93.24 Activity, cross country skiing

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, nordic skiing
      5. Y93.29 Activity, other involving ice and snow

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity involving ice and snow NOS
    4. Y93.3 Activities involving climbing, rappelling and jumping off

      1. Y93.31 Activity, mountain climbing, rock climbing and wall climbing

      2. Y93.32 Activity, rappelling

      3. Y93.33 Activity, BASE jumping

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, Building, Antenna, Span, Earth jumping
      4. Y93.34 Activity, bungee jumping

      5. Y93.35 Activity, hang gliding

      6. Y93.39 Activity, other involving climbing, rappelling and jumping off

    5. Y93.4 Activities involving dancing and other rhythmic movement

      1. Y93.41 Activity, dancing

      2. Y93.42 Activity, yoga

      3. Y93.43 Activity, gymnastics

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, rhythmic gymnastics
      4. Y93.44 Activity, trampolining

      5. Y93.45 Activity, cheerleading

      6. Y93.49 Activity, other involving dancing and other rhythmic movements

    6. Y93.5 Activities involving other sports and athletics played individually

      1. Y93.51 Activity, roller skating (inline) and skateboarding

      2. Y93.52 Activity, horseback riding

      3. Y93.53 Activity, golf

      4. Y93.54 Activity, bowling

      5. Y93.55 Activity, bike riding

      6. Y93.56 Activity, jumping rope

      7. Y93.57 Activity, non-running track and field events

      8. Y93.59 Activity, other involving other sports and athletics played individually

    7. Y93.6 Activities involving other sports and athletics played as a team or group

      1. Y93.61 Activity, american tackle football

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, football NOS
      2. Y93.62 Activity, american flag or touch football

      3. Y93.63 Activity, rugby

      4. Y93.64 Activity, baseball

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, softball
      5. Y93.65 Activity, lacrosse and field hockey

      6. Y93.66 Activity, soccer

      7. Y93.67 Activity, basketball

      8. Y93.68 Activity, volleyball (beach) (court)

      9. Y93.69 Activity, other involving other sports and athletics played as a team or group

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, cricket
      10. Y93.6A Activity, physical games generally associated with school recess, summer camp and children

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, capture the flag
        • Activity, dodge ball
        • Activity, four square
        • Activity, kickball
    8. Y93.7 Activities involving other specified sports and athletics

      1. Y93.71 Activity, boxing

      2. Y93.72 Activity, wrestling

      3. Y93.73 Activity, racquet and hand sports

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, handball
        • Activity, racquetball
        • Activity, squash
        • Activity, tennis
      4. Y93.74 Activity, frisbee

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, ultimate frisbee
      5. Y93.75 Activity, martial arts

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, combatives
      6. Y93.79 Activity, other specified sports and athletics

    9. Y93.8 Activities, other specified

      1. Y93.81 Activity, refereeing a sports activity

      2. Y93.82 Activity, spectator at an event

      3. Y93.83 Activity, rough housing and horseplay

      4. Y93.84 Activity, sleeping

      5. Y93.85 Activity, choking game

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, blackout game
        • Activity, fainting game
        • Activity, pass out game
      6. Y93.89 Activity, other specified

    10. Y93.9 Activity, unspecified

    11. Y93.A Activities involving other cardiorespiratory exercise

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Activities involving physical training
      1. Y93.A1 Activity, exercise machines primarily for cardiorespiratory conditioning

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, elliptical and stepper machines
        • Activity, stationary bike
        • Activity, treadmill
      2. Y93.A2 Activity, calisthenics

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, jumping jacks
        • Activity, warm up and cool down
      3. Y93.A3 Activity, aerobic and step exercise

      4. Y93.A4 Activity, circuit training

      5. Y93.A5 Activity, obstacle course

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, challenge course
        • Activity, confidence course
      6. Y93.A6 Activity, grass drills

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, guerilla drills
      7. Y93.A9 Activity, other involving cardiorespiratory exercise

    12. Y93.B Activities involving other muscle strengthening exercises

      1. Y93.B1 Activity, exercise machines primarily for muscle strengthening

      2. Y93.B2 Activity, push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups

      3. Y93.B3 Activity, free weights

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, barbells
        • Activity, dumbbells
      4. Y93.B4 Activity, pilates

      5. Y93.B9 Activity, other involving muscle strengthening exercises

    13. Y93.C Activities involving computer technology and electronic devices

      1. Y93.C1 Activity, computer keyboarding

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, electronic game playing using keyboard or other stationary device
      2. Y93.C2 Activity, hand held interactive electronic device

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, cellular telephone and communication device
        • Activity, electronic game playing using interactive device
      3. Y93.C9 Activity, other involving computer technology and electronic devices

    14. Y93.D Activities involving arts and handcrafts

      1. Y93.D1 Activity, knitting and crocheting

      2. Y93.D2 Activity, sewing

      3. Y93.D3 Activity, furniture building and finishing

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, furniture repair
      4. Y93.D9 Activity, other involving arts and handcrafts

    15. Y93.E Activities involving personal hygiene and interior property and clothing maintenance

      1. Y93.E1 Activity, personal bathing and showering

      2. Y93.E2 Activity, laundry

      3. Y93.E3 Activity, vacuuming

      4. Y93.E4 Activity, ironing

      5. Y93.E5 Activity, floor mopping and cleaning

      6. Y93.E6 Activity, residential relocation

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, packing up and unpacking involved in moving to a new residence
      7. Y93.E8 Activity, other personal hygiene

      8. Y93.E9 Activity, other interior property and clothing maintenance

    16. Y93.F Activities involving caregiving

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Activity involving the provider of caregiving
      1. Y93.F1 Activity, caregiving, bathing

      2. Y93.F2 Activity, caregiving, lifting

      3. Y93.F9 Activity, other caregiving

    17. Y93.G Activities involving food preparation, cooking and grilling

      1. Y93.G1 Activity, food preparation and clean up

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, dishwashing
      2. Y93.G2 Activity, grilling and smoking food

      3. Y93.G3 Activity, cooking and baking

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, use of stove, oven and microwave oven
      4. Y93.G9 Activity, other involving cooking and grilling

    18. Y93.H Activities involving exterior property and land maintenance, building and construction

      1. Y93.H1 Activity, digging, shoveling and raking

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, dirt digging
        • Activity, raking leaves
        • Activity, snow shoveling
      2. Y93.H2 Activity, gardening and landscaping

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, pruning, trimming shrubs, weeding
      3. Y93.H3 Activity, building and construction

      4. Y93.H9 Activity, other involving exterior property and land maintenance, building and construction

    19. Y93.I Activities involving roller coasters and other types of external motion

      1. Y93.I1 Activity, roller coaster riding

      2. Y93.I9 Activity, other involving external motion

    20. Y93.J Activities involving playing musical instrument

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Activity involving playing electric musical instrument
      1. Y93.J1 Activity, piano playing

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Activity, musical keyboard (electronic) playing
      2. Y93.J2 Activity, drum and other percussion instrument playing

      3. Y93.J3 Activity, string instrument playing

      4. Y93.J4 Activity, winds and brass instrument playing

    21. Y93.K Activities involving animal care

      1. Y93.K1 Activity, walking an animal

      2. Y93.K2 Activity, milking an animal

      3. Y93.K3 Activity, grooming and shearing an animal

      4. Y93.K9 Activity, other involving animal care

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.