Adult and child abuse, neglect and other maltreatment, suspected
Requires 7th character
T76 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.
Inclusion terms
Includes
- Note: Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- Note: The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
- adult and child maltreatment, confirmed (T74.-)
- suspected abuse and maltreatment in pregnancy (O9A.3-, O9A.4-, O9A.5-)
- suspected adult physical abuse, ruled out (Z04.71)
- suspected adult sexual abuse, ruled out (Z04.41)
- suspected child physical abuse, ruled out (Z04.72)
- suspected child sexual abuse, ruled out (Z04.42)
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- code, if applicable, to identify any associated current injury
Code also
An additional code may be needed.
- , if applicable, place of occurrence, such as:
- highway rest stop (Y92.523)
- school (private) (public) (state) as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.21-)
- service areas as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.52-)
- single-family non-institutional (private) house as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.01-)
- transport vehicle as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.81-)
7th character
This code requires a 7th character. Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
More specific codes T76
- T76.0Neglect or abandonment, suspectedNeeds 7th char
- T76.1Physical abuse, suspectedNeeds 7th char
- T76.2Sexual abuse, suspectedNeeds 7th char
- T76.3Psychological abuse, suspectedNeeds 7th char
- T76.5Forced sexual exploitation, suspectedNeeds 7th char
- T76.6Forced labor exploitation, suspectedNeeds 7th char
- T76.9Unspecified maltreatment, suspectedNeeds 7th char
- T76.AFinancial abuse, suspectedNeeds 7th char
Related codes
- T66Radiation sickness, unspecifiedNeeds 7th char
- T67Effects of heat and lightNeeds 7th char
- T68HypothermiaNeeds 7th char
- T69Other effects of reduced temperatureNeeds 7th char
- T70Effects of air pressure and water pressureNeeds 7th char
- T71AsphyxiationNeeds 7th char
- T73Effects of other deprivationNeeds 7th char
- T74Adult and child abuse, neglect and other maltreatment, confirmedNeeds 7th char
- T75Other and unspecified effects of other external causesNeeds 7th char
- T78Adverse effects, not elsewhere classifiedNeeds 7th char