Y36.3
Non-billableWar operations involving fire/hot subst
War operations involving fires, conflagrations and hot substances
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- War operations involving smoke, fumes, and heat from fires, conflagrations and hot substances
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)
- 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)
- war operations involving fires and conflagrations aboard military aircraft (Y36.1-)
- war operations involving fires and conflagrations aboard military watercraft (Y36.0-)
- war operations involving fires and conflagrations caused indirectly by conventional weapons (Y36.2-)
- war operations involving fires and thermal effects of nuclear weapons (Y36.53-)
Child Codes (5)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code Y36.3?
ICD-10-CM code Y36.3 represents "War operations involving fires, conflagrations and hot substances". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is Y36.3 a billable code?
No, Y36.3 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 5 child codes under Y36.3.
What chapter is Y36.3 in?
Y36.3 is in Chapter 21: External Causes of Morbidity (codes V00-Y99).
What codes cannot be used with Y36.3?
Y36.3 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); war operations involving fires and conflagrations aboard military aircraft (Y36.1-); and 3 more.
What are the subcategories under Y36.3?
Y36.3 has 5 child codes, including: Y36.30 (War operations involving unsp fire/conflagr/hot subst), Y36.31 (War operations involving gasoline bomb), Y36.32 (War operations involving incendiary bullet), Y36.33 (War operations involving flamethrower), and 1 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for Y36.3?
Y36.3 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0481104, C2906727. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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