Y36.5

Non-Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

War operations involving nuclear weapons

Metadata & Insights
  • Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99).

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • War operations involving dirty bomb NOS
General instructions are available for the parent sections:

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
Y36.5War operations involving nuclear weaponsNot billable
Y36.50War operations involving unspecified effect of nuclear weaponSubcodes
Y36.51War operations involving direct blast effect of nuclear weaponSubcodes
Y36.52War operations involving indirect blast effect of nuclear weaponSubcodes
Y36.53War operations involving thermal radiation effect of nuclear weaponSubcodes
Y36.54War operation involving nuclear radiation effects of nuclear weaponSubcodes
Y36.59War operation involving other effects of nuclear weaponsSubcodes

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to Y36.5:

categoryY36
Operations of war
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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