Y07
Header — not billablePerpetrator of assault, maltreatment and neglect
The ICD-10 code for perpetrator of assault, maltreatment and neglect is Y07.
Y07 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Includes
Terms listed here further define or give examples of the conditions grouped under this code — they describe what the code covers, not a separate diagnosis.
- perpetrator of abandonment
- perpetrator of emotional neglect
- perpetrator of mental cruelty
- perpetrator of physical abuse
- perpetrator of physical neglect
- perpetrator of sexual abuse
- perpetrator of torture
- perpetrator of verbal abuse
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under Y07
- Y07.0Spouse or partner, perpetrator of maltreatment and neglectnon-billable header
- Y07.1Parent (adoptive) (biological), perpetrator of maltreatment and neglectnon-billable header
- Y07.4Other family member, perpetrator of maltreatment and neglectnon-billable header
- Y07.5Non-family member, perpetrator of maltreatment and neglectnon-billable header
- Y07.6Multiple perpetrators of maltreatment and neglect
- Y07.9Unspecified perpetrator of maltreatment and neglect
Related codes in this category
- X92Assault by drowning and submersionnon-billable header
- X93Assault by handgun discharge
- X94Assault by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm dischargenon-billable header
- X95Assault by other and unspecified firearm and gun dischargenon-billable header
- X96Assault by explosive materialnon-billable header
- X97Assault by smoke, fire and flames
- X98Assault by steam, hot vapors and hot objectsnon-billable header
- X99Assault by sharp objectnon-billable header
- Y00Assault by blunt object
- Y01Assault by pushing from high place
- Y02Assault by pushing or placing victim in front of moving objectnon-billable header
- Y03Assault by crashing of motor vehiclenon-billable header
- Y04Assault by bodily forcenon-billable header
- Y08Assault by other specified meansnon-billable header
- Y09Assault by unspecified means
- Y07Perpetrator of assault, maltreatment and neglectnon-billable header