Y08.89 — Assault by other specified means
Is Y08.89 billable?
No — Y08.89 is a non-billable header code. Y08.89 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath Y08.89.
Y08.89 at a glance
| Code | Y08.89 |
|---|---|
| Description | Assault by other specified means |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is Y08.89 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to Y08.89 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Acid throwing (assault)
- Assault › caustic, corrosive substance (homicidal) (by) (in)
- Assault › specified means NEC (homicidal) (by) (in)
- Assault › burning, burnsNEC › acid (homicidal) (by) (in)
- Assault › burning, burnsNEC › caustic, corrosive substance (homicidal) (by) (in)
- Assault › burning, burnsNEC › vitriol (homicidal) (by) (in)
- Assault › injury › to child due to criminal abortion attempt NEC (homicidal) (by) (in)
- Exposure › cold › assault (to)
- Exposure › cold › homicide (to)
- Exposure › electric current › caused by other person (to)
- Exposure › electric current › homicide (to)
- Exposure › electric current › taser › assault (to)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from X92-Y09
The conditions below can never be reported together with Y08.89 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
What codes fall under Y08.89? (3)
How long has Y08.89 existed?
Y08.89 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.