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Y36

Non-billable

Operations of war

Operations of war

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

Y35-Y38

Child Codes

10

Coding Notes

Includes

Conditions included under this code

  • injuries to military personnel and civilians caused by war, civil insurrection, and peacekeeping missions

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

7th Character Definitions

  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela

Child Codes (10)

Y36.0

War operations involving explosion of marine weapons

Y36.1

War operations involving destruction of aircraft

Y36.2

War operations involving other explosions and fragments

Y36.3

War operations involving fire/hot subst

Y36.4

War op involving firearm discharge and oth conventl warfare

Y36.5

War operations involving nuclear weapons

Y36.6

War operations involving biological weapons

Y36.7

War op involving chemical weapons and oth unconvtl warfare

Y36.8

War operations occurring after cessation of hostilities

Y36.9

Other and unspecified war operations

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code Y36?

ICD-10-CM code Y36 represents "Operations of war". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is Y36 a billable code?

No, Y36 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 10 child codes under Y36.

What chapter is Y36 in?

Y36 is in Chapter 21: External Causes of Morbidity (codes V00-Y99).

What codes cannot be used with Y36?

Y36 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: injury to military personnel occurring during peacetime military operations (Y37.-); military vehicles involved in transport accidents with non-military vehicle during peacetime (V09.01, V09.21, V19.81, V29.818, V39.81, V49.81, V59.81, V69.81, V79.81).

What are the subcategories under Y36?

Y36 has 10 child codes, including: Y36.0 (War operations involving explosion of marine weapons), Y36.1 (War operations involving destruction of aircraft), Y36.2 (War operations involving other explosions and fragments), Y36.3 (War operations involving fire/hot subst), and 6 more.

What are the UMLS CUIs for Y36?

Y36 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C1623021, C4290501. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.