Y38Not billable, use a more specific code below
Terrorism
In Legal intervention, operations of war, military operations, and terrorism (Y35-Y38), chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity
96 billable codes under Y38: none are a CC or MCC; none map to an HCC.
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Instructional notes
Includes: conditions that are coded here
- These codes are for use to identify injuries resulting from the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a Government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objective
Use additional code: add a second code for this, listed after this one
- code for place of occurrence (Y92.-)
Official coding guidelines
From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.
Covers how to report external cause codes (V00-Y99) describing cause, intent, place, activity, and status. They are never principal or first-listed, and reporting is voluntary unless required.
- General External Cause Coding Guidelines (page 88)
- Place of Occurrence Guideline (page 89)
- Activity Code (page 89)
- Place of Occurrence, Activity, and Status Codes Used with other External Cause Code (page 89)
- If the Reporting Format Limits the Number of External Cause Codes (page 90)
- Multiple External Cause Coding Guidelines (page 90)
- Child and Adult Abuse Guideline (page 90)
- Unknown or Undetermined Intent Guideline (page 91)
All codes under Y38
Y38 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.
- Y38.0Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons
- Y38.0XTerrorism involving explosion of marine weapons
- Y38.0X1Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, public safety official injured
- Y38.0X1ATerrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, public safety official injured, initial encounter
- Y38.0X1DTerrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.0X1STerrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, public safety official injured, sequela
- Y38.0X2Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, civilian injured
- Y38.0X2ATerrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, civilian injured, initial encounter
- Y38.0X2DTerrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.0X2STerrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, civilian injured, sequela
- Y38.0X3Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, terrorist injured
- Y38.0X3ATerrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, terrorist injured, initial encounter
- Y38.0X3DTerrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, terrorist injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.0X3STerrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, terrorist injured, sequela
- Y38.1Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft
- Y38.1XTerrorism involving destruction of aircraft
- Y38.1X1Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft, public safety official injured
- Y38.1X1ATerrorism involving destruction of aircraft, public safety official injured, initial encounter
- Y38.1X1DTerrorism involving destruction of aircraft, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.1X1STerrorism involving destruction of aircraft, public safety official injured, sequela
- Y38.1X2Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft, civilian injured
- Y38.1X2ATerrorism involving destruction of aircraft, civilian injured, initial encounter
- Y38.1X2DTerrorism involving destruction of aircraft, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.1X2STerrorism involving destruction of aircraft, civilian injured, sequela
- Y38.1X3Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft, terrorist injured
- Y38.1X3ATerrorism involving destruction of aircraft, terrorist injured, initial encounter
- Y38.1X3DTerrorism involving destruction of aircraft, terrorist injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.1X3STerrorism involving destruction of aircraft, terrorist injured, sequela
- Y38.2Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments
- Y38.2XTerrorism involving other explosions and fragments
- Y38.2X1Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments, public safety official injured
- Y38.2X1ATerrorism involving other explosions and fragments, public safety official injured, initial encounter
- Y38.2X1DTerrorism involving other explosions and fragments, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.2X1STerrorism involving other explosions and fragments, public safety official injured, sequela
- Y38.2X2Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments, civilian injured
- Y38.2X2ATerrorism involving other explosions and fragments, civilian injured, initial encounter
- Y38.2X2DTerrorism involving other explosions and fragments, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.2X2STerrorism involving other explosions and fragments, civilian injured, sequela
- Y38.2X3Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments, terrorist injured
- Y38.2X3ATerrorism involving other explosions and fragments, terrorist injured, initial encounter
- Y38.2X3DTerrorism involving other explosions and fragments, terrorist injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.2X3STerrorism involving other explosions and fragments, terrorist injured, sequela
- Y38.3Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances
- Y38.3XTerrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances
- Y38.3X1Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, public safety official injured
- Y38.3X1ATerrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, public safety official injured, initial encounter
- Y38.3X1DTerrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.3X1STerrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, public safety official injured, sequela
- Y38.3X2Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, civilian injured
- Y38.3X2ATerrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, civilian injured, initial encounter
- Y38.3X2DTerrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.3X2STerrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, civilian injured, sequela
- Y38.3X3Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, terrorist injured
- Y38.3X3ATerrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, terrorist injured, initial encounter
- Y38.3X3DTerrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, terrorist injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.3X3STerrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, terrorist injured, sequela
- Y38.4Terrorism involving firearms
- Y38.4XTerrorism involving firearms
- Y38.4X1Terrorism involving firearms, public safety official injured
- Y38.4X1ATerrorism involving firearms, public safety official injured, initial encounter
- Y38.4X1DTerrorism involving firearms, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.4X1STerrorism involving firearms, public safety official injured, sequela
- Y38.4X2Terrorism involving firearms, civilian injured
- Y38.4X2ATerrorism involving firearms, civilian injured, initial encounter
- Y38.4X2DTerrorism involving firearms, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.4X2STerrorism involving firearms, civilian injured, sequela
- Y38.4X3Terrorism involving firearms, terrorist injured
- Y38.4X3ATerrorism involving firearms, terrorist injured, initial encounter
- Y38.4X3DTerrorism involving firearms, terrorist injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.4X3STerrorism involving firearms, terrorist injured, sequela
- Y38.5Terrorism involving nuclear weapons
- Y38.5XTerrorism involving nuclear weapons
- Y38.5X1Terrorism involving nuclear weapons, public safety official injured
- Y38.5X1ATerrorism involving nuclear weapons, public safety official injured, initial encounter
- Y38.5X1DTerrorism involving nuclear weapons, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.5X1STerrorism involving nuclear weapons, public safety official injured, sequela
- Y38.5X2Terrorism involving nuclear weapons, civilian injured
- Y38.5X2ATerrorism involving nuclear weapons, civilian injured, initial encounter
- Y38.5X2DTerrorism involving nuclear weapons, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.5X2STerrorism involving nuclear weapons, civilian injured, sequela
- Y38.5X3Terrorism involving nuclear weapons, terrorist injured
- Y38.5X3ATerrorism involving nuclear weapons, terrorist injured, initial encounter
- Y38.5X3DTerrorism involving nuclear weapons, terrorist injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.5X3STerrorism involving nuclear weapons, terrorist injured, sequela
- Y38.6Terrorism involving biological weapons
- Y38.6XTerrorism involving biological weapons
- Y38.6X1Terrorism involving biological weapons, public safety official injured
- Y38.6X1ATerrorism involving biological weapons, public safety official injured, initial encounter
- Y38.6X1DTerrorism involving biological weapons, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.6X1STerrorism involving biological weapons, public safety official injured, sequela
- Y38.6X2Terrorism involving biological weapons, civilian injured
- Y38.6X2ATerrorism involving biological weapons, civilian injured, initial encounter
- Y38.6X2DTerrorism involving biological weapons, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.6X2STerrorism involving biological weapons, civilian injured, sequela
- Y38.6X3Terrorism involving biological weapons, terrorist injured
- Y38.6X3ATerrorism involving biological weapons, terrorist injured, initial encounter
- Y38.6X3DTerrorism involving biological weapons, terrorist injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.6X3STerrorism involving biological weapons, terrorist injured, sequela
- Y38.7Terrorism involving chemical weapons
- Y38.7XTerrorism involving chemical weapons
- Y38.7X1Terrorism involving chemical weapons, public safety official injured
- Y38.7X1ATerrorism involving chemical weapons, public safety official injured, initial encounter
- Y38.7X1DTerrorism involving chemical weapons, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.7X1STerrorism involving chemical weapons, public safety official injured, sequela
- Y38.7X2Terrorism involving chemical weapons, civilian injured
- Y38.7X2ATerrorism involving chemical weapons, civilian injured, initial encounter
- Y38.7X2DTerrorism involving chemical weapons, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.7X2STerrorism involving chemical weapons, civilian injured, sequela
- Y38.7X3Terrorism involving chemical weapons, terrorist injured
- Y38.7X3ATerrorism involving chemical weapons, terrorist injured, initial encounter
- Y38.7X3DTerrorism involving chemical weapons, terrorist injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.7X3STerrorism involving chemical weapons, terrorist injured, sequela
- Y38.8Terrorism involving other and unspecified means
- Y38.80Terrorism involving unspecified means
- Y38.80XATerrorism involving unspecified means, initial encounter
- Y38.80XDTerrorism involving unspecified means, subsequent encounter
- Y38.80XSTerrorism involving unspecified means, sequela
- Y38.81Terrorism involving suicide bomber
- Y38.811Terrorism involving suicide bomber, public safety official injured
- Y38.811ATerrorism involving suicide bomber, public safety official injured, initial encounter
- Y38.811DTerrorism involving suicide bomber, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.811STerrorism involving suicide bomber, public safety official injured, sequela
- Y38.812Terrorism involving suicide bomber, civilian injured
- Y38.812ATerrorism involving suicide bomber, civilian injured, initial encounter
- Y38.812DTerrorism involving suicide bomber, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.812STerrorism involving suicide bomber, civilian injured, sequela
- Y38.89Terrorism involving other means
- Y38.891Terrorism involving other means, public safety official injured
- Y38.891ATerrorism involving other means, public safety official injured, initial encounter
- Y38.891DTerrorism involving other means, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.891STerrorism involving other means, public safety official injured, sequela
- Y38.892Terrorism involving other means, civilian injured
- Y38.892ATerrorism involving other means, civilian injured, initial encounter
- Y38.892DTerrorism involving other means, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.892STerrorism involving other means, civilian injured, sequela
- Y38.893Terrorism involving other means, terrorist injured
- Y38.893ATerrorism involving other means, terrorist injured, initial encounter
- Y38.893DTerrorism involving other means, terrorist injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.893STerrorism involving other means, terrorist injured, sequela
- Y38.9Terrorism, secondary effects
- Y38.9XTerrorism, secondary effects
- Y38.9X1Terrorism, secondary effects, public safety official injured
- Y38.9X1ATerrorism, secondary effects, public safety official injured, initial encounter
- Y38.9X1DTerrorism, secondary effects, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.9X1STerrorism, secondary effects, public safety official injured, sequela
- Y38.9X2Terrorism, secondary effects, civilian injured
- Y38.9X2ATerrorism, secondary effects, civilian injured, initial encounter
- Y38.9X2DTerrorism, secondary effects, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.9X2STerrorism, secondary effects, civilian injured, sequela
Y38 MS-DRGs
This code does not group to an MS-DRG as a principal diagnosis.
Other codes that refer to Y38
Notes on these codes point to Y38.
- X92-Y09 Excludes1: injuries due to terrorism (Y38.-)
Code history
Valid since FY2016, when ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. No changes since.