Local residential or business street as place

This code indicates that an injury or adverse event occurred on a street within a residential or business area. It specifies the location of the external cause, providing crucial information for public health surveillance and injury prevention efforts. This code does not describe the nature of the injury itself, but rather the environment where it took place.

This code is appropriate when documenting the location of an accident, assault, or other external cause of injury that occurred on a local street. Examples include pedestrian-vehicle collisions, falls on sidewalks adjacent to residences or businesses, or incidents of violence occurring on a neighborhood street. It helps to categorize the setting of the event for epidemiological purposes.

• Always assign this code as a secondary code following an external cause code (V00-Y38) and the primary injury code.
• Distinguish between a local street and a major highway or industrial area; this code is specific to residential or business streets.
• Ensure the documentation clearly states the incident occurred on a street within a populated, non-industrial zone.