ICD-10-CM Code T74.12
Child physical abuse, confirmed
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.7th Character Required
Code requires 7th Character Extension identifier. This 7th Character usually captures Episode of Care information, such as "Initial Encounter," "Subsquent Encounter," or "Sequela."ICD Code T74.12 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'child physical abuse, confirmed' in more detail. The 7th characters that can be added, and the resulting billable codes, are as follows:
| 7th Digit | Billable Code | 7th Digit Specifies |
|---|---|---|
| A | T74.12XA | initial encounter |
| D | T74.12XD | subsequent encounter |
| S | T74.12XS | sequela |
What is 7th Character Extension?
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More InfoThe ICD code T741 is used to code Battered person syndrome
"Battered person syndrome is a physical and psychological condition of a person who has suffered (usually persistent) emotional, physical, or sexual abuse from another person. It is classified as ICD-9 code 995.81 ""Battered person syndrome"" not elsewhere classified (NEC). The condition is the basis for the battered spouse defense that has been used in cases of physically and psychologically abused spouses who have killed their abusers. The condition was first researched extensively by Lenore E. Walker, who used Martin Seligman's learned helplessness theory to explain why abused spouses stayed in destructive relationships."
| Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
| ICD 9 Code: | 995.81 |
Coding Notes for T74.12 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Shaken infant syndrome - instead, use code T74.4
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Age at onset of clinical finding (observable entity)
- < 18.0 years
- Physical child abuse (event)
- Physical abuse of disabled person (event)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Episode of care information needed
- Consider additional code to identify specific condition or disease
- Possible requirement for an external cause code
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'T74.12 - Child physical abuse, confirmed'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T74.12. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: T74.1 - Physical abuse, confirmed