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U98.2 ICD-10-CA subcategory: Place of occurrence, school and other institution and public area

U98.2 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 2 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.

Official description

U98.2

Place of occurrence, school and other institution and public area

ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written U982

Codes in U98.2

U98.2 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.

U98.20Place of occurrence, hospitalU98.28Place of occurrence, school and other institutions and public areas

Notes for U98.2

As CIHI prints them, with any note U98.2 takes from the headings above it.

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Building under construction (U98.6)residential institution (U98.1)sports and athletics area (U98.3)

Note

  • The following category is for use with categories (W00-Y34) except (Y06.-) and (Y07.-) to identify the place of occurrence of the external causeFrom U98 Place of occurrence

Where U98.2 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 23: Provisional Codes for Research and Temporary Assignment
  2. 2Block U50-U99Provisional codes for research and temporary assignment in Canada
  3. 3Category U98Place of occurrence
  4. 4Subcategory U98.2Place of occurrence, school and other institution and public area

Source and release

Data release
ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
Effective date
Apr 1, 2026
Publisher
CIHI

This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.

See U98.2 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

Is U98.2 a valid ICD-10-CA code?

No. U98.2 (Place of occurrence, school and other institution and public area) is a subcategory heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 2 codes; record the one the documentation supports.

Where is U98.2 in ICD-10-CA?

U98.2 sits under U98 Place of occurrence, within U50-U99 Provisional codes for research and temporary assignment in Canada, within Chapter 23: Provisional Codes for Research and Temporary Assignment.

What coding notes apply to U98.2?

ICD-10-CA lists Excludes, Note notes for U98.2, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.

Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?

It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.

Codes beside U98.2

U98.0Place of occurrence, homeU98.1Place of occurrence, residential institutionU98.3Place of occurrence, sports and athletics areaU98.4Place of occurrence, street and highwayU98.5Place of occurrence, trade and service areaU98.6Place of occurrence, industrial and construction areaU98.7Place of occurrence, farmU98.8Other specified place of occurrenceU98.9Unspecified place of occurrence