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Y37.44

Non-Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Military operations involving unarmed hand to hand combat

Use a more specific code (2 billable)
Y37.440Military operations involving unarmed hand to hand combat, military personnelY37.441Military 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.)
  • military operations involving combat using blunt or piercing object (Y37.45-)
  • military operations involving intentional restriction of air and airway (Y37.46-)
  • military operations involving unintentional restriction of air and airway (Y37.47-)
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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)
Y37Military operations
Y37.4Military operations involving firearm discharge and other forms of conventional warfare
Y37.44Military operations involving unarmed hand to hand combatNot billable
Y37.440Military operations involving unarmed hand to hand combat, military personnelBillable
Y37.441Military operations involving unarmed hand to hand combat, civilianBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to Y37.44:

categoryY37
Military operations
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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