Y38

Non-Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Terrorism

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

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • 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
  • code for place of occurrence (Y92.-)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
Y35-Y38Legal intervention, operations of war, military operations, and terrorism (Y35-Y38)
Y38TerrorismNot billable
Y38.0Terrorism involving explosion of marine weaponsSubcodes
Y38.1Terrorism involving destruction of aircraftSubcodes
Y38.2Terrorism involving other explosions and fragmentsSubcodes
Y38.3Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substancesSubcodes
Y38.4Terrorism involving firearmsSubcodes
Y38.5Terrorism involving nuclear weaponsSubcodes
Y38.6Terrorism involving biological weaponsSubcodes
Y38.7Terrorism involving chemical weaponsSubcodes
Y38.8Terrorism involving other and unspecified meansSubcodes
Y38.9Terrorism, secondary effectsSubcodes

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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