Y92.29 — Other specified public building as the place of occurrence of the external cause
Is Y92.29 billable?
Yes, but Y92.29 is an unspecified code. Y92.29 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, Y92.29 is an unspecified or catch-all code. Payers apply additional scrutiny to unspecified codes and many deny them when the medical record supports a more specific option, so check the documentation before selecting Y92.29 — the more specific alternatives are listed below.
More specific alternatives
- Y92.21School (private) (public) (state) as the place of occurrence of the external causenot billable
- Y92.22Religious institution as the place of occurrence of the external cause
- Y92.23Hospital as the place of occurrence of the external causenot billable
- Y92.24Public administrative building as the place of occurrence of the external causenot billable
- Y92.25Cultural building as the place of occurrence of the external causenot billable
- Y92.26Movie house or cinema as the place of occurrence of the external cause
Y92.29 at a glance
| Code | Y92.29 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other specified public building 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 Y92.29 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to Y92.29 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Place of occurrence › assembly hall
- Place of occurrence › clubhouse
- Place of occurrence › senior citizen center
- Place of occurrence › youth center
- Place of occurrence › public › building NEC
- Place of occurrence › public › hall
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to Y92.29.
- Assembly hall as the place of occurrence of the external cause
- Clubhouse as the place of occurrence of the external cause
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Y92.2
The conditions below can never be reported together with Y92.29 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 Y92.29 existed?
Y92.29 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.
What other codes are in the Y92.2 family? (6)
- Y92.21School (private) (public) (state) as the place of occurrence of the external causenot billable
- Y92.22Religious institution as the place of occurrence of the external cause
- Y92.23Hospital as the place of occurrence of the external causenot billable
- Y92.24Public administrative building as the place of occurrence of the external causenot billable
- Y92.25Cultural building as the place of occurrence of the external causenot billable
- Y92.26Movie house or cinema as the place of occurrence of the external cause