Y02.0XXA Assault by pushing or placing victim in front of motor vehicle, initial encounter

ICD-10-CM Y02.0XXA: Assault by pushing or placing victim in front of motor vehicle, initial encounter

ICD-10-CM code Y02.0XXA identifies an initial encounter for an injury resulting from an assault where a victim is pushed or placed in front of a motor vehicle. The concept is active for 2026 and falls under the broader parent category Y02.0. This reference summarizes terminology records and public health documentation to explain the code's structure and context. 1 5

Plain-language overview

This code describes an injury sustained during an initial encounter when a person is pushed or placed in front of a motor vehicle during an assault, serving as a standardized terminology concept for that specific event. 1

What this code represents

The code Y02.0XXA is an active ICD-10-CM version 2026 concept with the semantic type of Injury or Poisoning, and it has narrower concepts within the terminology structure. 1

The parent concept for this specific code is Y02.0, which is defined as an assault by pushing or placing a victim in front of a motor vehicle, establishing its hierarchical placement. 1

Coding details

The published abbreviation for this diagnosis is assault by push or place victim in front of motor vehicle, init, and the code is explicitly listed as an initial encounter designation. 1 5

Documentation considerations

Public health guidelines distinguish unintentional motor vehicle crashes from assaults, noting that injury prevention interventions can target periods before, during, or after an injury-causing event to lessen severity. 2

What the sources add

The terminology record defines the code's structural hierarchy and active status, while a state public health publication lists the exact code string and official label within a broader list of violent injury inclusion codes. 1 5

Clinical context

A violent death reporting system manual classifies motor vehicles among weapon type categories used in incidents, separate from personal weapons like fists or feet, and distinct from blunt or sharp instruments. 3

Coverage and utilization context

The appearance of this code in a state public health violent injury code list provides operational context for tracking violent injuries, but the source does not establish payer-specific coverage or reimbursement rules. 5

Sources

1. ICD-10-CM Y02.0XXA terminology record — National Cancer Institute Enterprise Vocabulary Services; accessed 2026-07-27.
2. School Health Guidelines to Prevent Unintentional Injuries ... — stacks.cdc.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
3. National Violent Death Reporting System Coding Manual — stacks.cdc.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
4. Question Sets and Answers — pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
5. Violent Injury ICD-10 Inclusion Codes — dph.illinois.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.