Y92.169 Unspecified place in school dormitory as the place of occurrence of the external cause

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Applies from Y92 Place of occurrence of the external cause

Applicable to

• The following category is for use, when relevant, to identify the place of occurrence of the external cause. Use in conjunction with an activity code.
• Place of occurrence should be recorded only at the initial encounter for treatment

Applies from Y92.16 School dormitory as the place of occurrence of the external cause

Excludes1 (never code together)

• reform school as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.15-)
• school buildings and grounds as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.2-)
• school sports and athletic areas as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.3-)

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• E849.7 Accidents occurring in residential institution (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to Y92.169

Back-references to Y92.16

• Type 1 Excludes: Y92.2 School, other institution and public administrative area as the place of occurrence of the external cause ("school dormitory as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.16-)")

Back-references to Y92.1

• Type 1 Excludes: Y92.0 Non-institutional (private) residence as the place of occurrence of the external cause ("institutional place of residence (Y92.1-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Y92.2 School, other institution and public administrative area as the place of occurrence of the external cause ("residential institution as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.1)")

Back-references to Y92

• Use Additional: T20.0 Burn of unspecified degree of head, face, and neck ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T20.1 Burn of first degree of head, face, and neck ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T20.2 Burn of second degree of head, face, and neck ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T20.3 Burn of third degree of head, face, and neck ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T20.4 Corrosion of unspecified degree of head, face, and neck ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T20.5 Corrosion of first degree of head, face, and neck ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T20.6 Corrosion of second degree of head, face, and neck ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T20.7 Corrosion of third degree of head, face, and neck ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T21.0 Burn of unspecified degree of trunk ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T21.1 Burn of first degree of trunk ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T21.2 Burn of second degree of trunk ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T21.3 Burn of third degree of trunk ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T21.4 Corrosion of unspecified degree of trunk ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T21.5 Corrosion of first degree of trunk ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T21.6 Corrosion of second degree of trunk ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T21.7 Corrosion of third degree of trunk ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T22.0 Burn of unspecified degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T22.1 Burn of first degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T22.2 Burn of second degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T22.3 Burn of third degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T22.4 Corrosion of unspecified degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T22.5 Corrosion of first degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T22.6 Corrosion of second degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T22.7 Corrosion of third degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T23.0 Burn of unspecified degree of wrist and hand ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T23.1 Burn of first degree of wrist and hand ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T23.2 Burn of second degree of wrist and hand ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T23.3 Burn of third degree of wrist and hand ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T23.4 Corrosion of unspecified degree of wrist and hand ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T23.5 Corrosion of first degree of wrist and hand ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T23.6 Corrosion of second degree of wrist and hand ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T23.7 Corrosion of third degree of wrist and hand ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T24.0 Burn of unspecified degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T24.1 Burn of first degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T24.2 Burn of second degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T24.3 Burn of third degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T24.4 Corrosion of unspecified degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T24.5 Corrosion of first degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T24.6 Corrosion of second degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T24.7 Corrosion of third degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T25.0 Burn of unspecified degree of ankle and foot ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T25.1 Burn of first degree of ankle and foot ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T25.2 Burn of second degree of ankle and foot ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T25.3 Burn of third degree of ankle and foot ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T25.4 Corrosion of unspecified degree of ankle and foot ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T25.5 Corrosion of first degree of ankle and foot ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T25.6 Corrosion of second degree of ankle and foot ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T25.7 Corrosion of third degree of ankle and foot ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T26.0 Burn of eyelid and periocular area ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T26.1 Burn of cornea and conjunctival sac ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T26.2 Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of eyeball ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T26.3 Burns of other specified parts of eye and adnexa ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T26.4 Burn of eye and adnexa, part unspecified ("external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)")
• Use Additional: T26.5 Corrosion of eyelid and periocular area ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T26.6 Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T26.7 Corrosion with resulting rupture and destruction of eyeball ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T26.8 Corrosions of other specified parts of eye and adnexa ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T26.9 Corrosion of eye and adnexa, part unspecified ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T27 Burn and corrosion of respiratory tract ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: T28 Burn and corrosion of other internal organs ("external cause code to identify place (Y92)")
• Use Additional: V00 Pedestrian conveyance accident ("place of occurrence and activity external cause codes, if known (Y92.-, Y93.-)")
• Use Additional: Y38 Terrorism ("code for place of occurrence (Y92.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Y92.169

• Place of occurrence › residence (non-institutional) (private) › institutional › school dormitory

Nearby codes

• Y92.160 Kitchen in school dormitory as the place of occurrence of the external cause
• Y92.161 Dining room in school dormitory as the place of occurrence of the external cause
• Y92.162 Bathroom in school dormitory as the place of occurrence of the external cause
• Y92.163 Bedroom in school dormitory as the place of occurrence of the external cause
• Y92.168 Other place in school dormitory as the place of occurrence of the external cause
• Y92.169 Unspecified place in school dormitory as the place of occurrence of the external cause (this code)
• Y92.19 Other specified residential institution as the place of occurrence of the external cause
• Y92.190 Kitchen in other specified residential institution as the place of occurrence of the external cause
• Y92.191 Dining room in other specified residential institution as the place of occurrence of the external cause
• Y92.192 Bathroom in other specified residential institution as the place of occurrence of the external cause
• Y92.193 Bedroom in other specified residential institution as the place of occurrence of the external cause