Y07 ICD-10-CM Code: Perpetrator of assault, maltreatment and neglect

Y07 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for perpetrator of assault, maltreatment and neglect. Y07 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for external causes of morbidity (v00-y99), within the section covering assault (x92-y09).

Header codes like Y07 cannot be reported on claims directly, they organize child codes that share clinical context but the actual diagnosis must be coded to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation. Coders should look at Y07's child codes and select the one that matches the patient's documented presentation, since payers reject header codes submitted as the primary diagnosis. For risk adjustment workflows, header codes never contribute to a Medicare Advantage member's RAF score on their own; only billable child codes that happen to map to a payment HCC affect risk-adjusted plan payments.