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Y99.0

Billable

Civilian activity done for income or pay

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Activity involving civilian work or employment done for income or pay. This code documents that an injury or condition occurred while the person was engaged in paid work or employment activities.

Coding Tips

  • Use this code to indicate the injury occurred during occupational/work activities for income
  • This is an external cause code and should be paired with the primary diagnosis code for the injury or condition

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • military activity (Y99.1)
  • volunteer activity (Y99.2)

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