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Y36.44

Non-Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

War operations involving unarmed hand to hand combat

Use a more specific code (2 billable)
Y36.440War operations involving unarmed hand to hand combat, military personnelY36.441War operations involving unarmed hand to hand combat, civilian
Metadata & Insights
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99).

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • war operations involving combat using blunt or piercing object (Y36.45-)
  • war operations involving intentional restriction of air and airway (Y36.46-)
  • war operations involving unintentional restriction of air and airway (Y36.47-)
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Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
Y35-Y38Legal intervention, operations of war, military operations, and terrorism (Y35-Y38)
Y36Operations of war
Y36.4War operations involving firearm discharge and other forms of conventional warfare
Y36.44War operations involving unarmed hand to hand combatNot billable
Y36.440War operations involving unarmed hand to hand combat, military personnelBillable
Y36.441War operations involving unarmed hand to hand combat, civilianBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to Y36.44:

categoryY36
Operations of war
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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