Garden or yard of nursing home as place

Garden or yard of nursing home as the place of occurrence of the external cause

📋Clinical Description

This code identifies that an injury or adverse event occurred specifically within the garden or yard area of a nursing home facility. It pinpoints the precise location within a long-term care setting where an external cause led to a patient's condition.

🎯When to Use

Apply this code when documenting incidents such as a nursing home resident falling while gardening, sustaining an insect bite in the facility's outdoor common area, or being injured by outdoor equipment in the yard. It is used as a secondary code to provide context for the primary injury or condition.

💡Coding Tips

Always use this code in conjunction with an external cause code (V00-Y99) and the primary diagnosis for the injury or condition.
Ensure the medical record clearly specifies the incident occurred in the garden or yard, not just "on nursing home property."
Do not use for incidents occurring inside the nursing home building or in areas like parking lots or driveways.

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Code Hierarchy

▲Y92.12Nursing home as place

Y92.126(current)

Crosswalks

E84.97ApproxICD-9

Same Category

Y92Place of occurrence of the external cause Y92.0Non-institutional (private) residence as place Y92.00Unsp non-institutional (private) residence as place Y92.000Kitchen of unsp non-institut (private) residence as place Y92.001Dining room of unsp non-institut residence as place