Bathroom in nursing home as place

This code identifies an injury or adverse event that occurred within a bathroom located inside a nursing home facility. It specifies the physical location of the incident, indicating that the patient was in a designated bathing or restroom area within a long-term care setting when the external cause of their condition took place.

This code is used when documenting the place of occurrence for an injury, such as a fall, burn, or other trauma, sustained by a resident within a nursing home's bathroom. It is appropriate for incidents that happen during personal care activities, hygiene routines, or simply while present in the bathroom area of the facility.

• Always use this code as a secondary code to specify the place of occurrence, following the primary code for the external cause of injury.
• Ensure the medical record clearly documents that the incident happened in a bathroom and that the facility is indeed a nursing home.
• Do not use this code if the incident occurred in a bathroom within a private residence or a hospital setting.