Slaughter house as place

This code indicates that an injury or adverse event occurred within the physical confines of a slaughterhouse or meat processing facility. It specifies the location where the external cause of the patient's condition took place, rather than the nature of the injury itself.

Apply this code when documentation clearly states the patient's injury or illness originated from an incident at a slaughterhouse. This includes injuries sustained by workers, visitors, or others present at such a facility during the time of the external cause.

• Always pair this code with an external cause code (V00-Y99) and an injury code (S00-T88).
• Ensure documentation explicitly identifies a "slaughterhouse" or "meat processing plant" as the location.
• Do not use for injuries occurring at a butcher shop or retail meat counter, unless it's part of a larger slaughterhouse operation.