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. Y04 Assault by bodily force

    Excludes1

    The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y04

    • A - initial encounter
    • D - subsequent encounter
    • S - sequela
    1. Y04.0 Assault by unarmed brawl or fight

    2. Y04.1 Assault by human bite

    3. Y04.2 Assault by strike against or bumped into by another person

    4. Y04.8 Assault by other bodily force

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Assault by bodily force NOS
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.