Y92.242 — Post office as the place of occurrence of the external cause
Is Y92.242 billable?
Yes — Y92.242 is billable for FY2027. Y92.242 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. Y92.242 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Y92.242 at a glance
| Code | Y92.242 |
|---|---|
| Description | Post office as the place of occurrence of the external cause |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is Y92.242 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to Y92.242 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Place of occurrence › post office
- Place of occurrence › public › administration building › post office
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Y92.2
The conditions below can never be reported together with Y92.242 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- building under construction as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.6)
- residential institution as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.1)
- school dormitory as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.16-)
- sports and athletics area of schools as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.3-)
How long has Y92.242 existed?
Y92.242 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.