Activity, gardening and landscaping

This code indicates that an injury or health condition occurred while the patient was engaged in gardening or landscaping activities. This includes tasks such as planting, weeding, mowing, pruning, raking, and other outdoor yard work. It helps specify the context of an external cause of morbidity.

Apply this code when documenting injuries directly resulting from gardening or landscaping, such as sprains from lifting heavy bags of soil, cuts from pruning shears, or insect bites sustained while working in the yard. It is used as a secondary code to provide additional detail about the activity leading to the primary diagnosis.

• Always assign this code as a secondary diagnosis, following the primary injury or condition code.
• Ensure the medical record clearly documents the patient was performing gardening or landscaping at the time of injury.
• Do not use for injuries sustained during professional landscaping work; refer to occupational activity codes instead.