Y92.254 Theater (live) 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 Y92.2 School, other institution and public administrative area as the place of occurrence of the external cause

Applicable to

• Building and adjacent grounds used by the general public or by a particular group of the public

Excludes1 (never code together)

• 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-)

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• E849.6 Accidents occurring in public building (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to Y92.254

Back-references to Y92.2

• Type 1 Excludes: Y92.16 School dormitory as the place of occurrence of the external cause ("school buildings and grounds as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.2-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Y92.5 Trade and service area as the place of occurrence of the external cause ("schools and other public administration buildings (Y92.2-)")

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 Y92.254

• Place of occurrence › cultural building › theater
• Place of occurrence › theater

Nearby codes

• Y92.25 Cultural building as the place of occurrence of the external cause
• Y92.250 Art Gallery as the place of occurrence of the external cause
• Y92.251 Museum as the place of occurrence of the external cause
• Y92.252 Music hall as the place of occurrence of the external cause
• Y92.253 Opera house as the place of occurrence of the external cause
• Y92.254 Theater (live) as the place of occurrence of the external cause (this code)
• Y92.258 Other cultural public building as the place of occurrence of the external cause
• Y92.26 Movie house or cinema as the place of occurrence of the external cause
• Y92.29 Other specified public building as the place of occurrence of the external cause
• Y92.3 Sports and athletics area as the place of occurrence of the external cause
• Y92.31 Athletic court as the place of occurrence of the external cause