X83
X83 — Intentional self-harm by other specified means
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
X83 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for intentional self-harm by other specified means. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X83
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Excludes1 — never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- intentional self-harm by poisoning or contact with toxic substance- See Table of Drugs and Chemicals
Risk adjustment
X83 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead X83
4 child codes. Green means billable.
Questions about X83
- Is X83 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. X83 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does X83 sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Intentional self-harm (X71-X83).
- What cannot be coded together with X83?
- X83 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.