2025 ICD-10-CM code Y35.1
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Revision Date: N/A Deletion Date: N/A External causes of morbidity - Legal intervention involving explosives External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99) Feed
Injury resulting from legal intervention involving explosives.
The medical necessity is established by the injuries sustained as a direct result of the legal intervention involving explosives.Appropriate documentation supporting the causal link between the incident and the injury is required for reimbursement.
Documentation of the injury, the circumstances surrounding the event (including the type of explosive used and the role of law enforcement), and the treatment provided.Physician may be involved in the initial assessment, treatment of injuries, and subsequent follow-up care.
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
- Y35-Y38 (Legal intervention, operations of war, military operations, and terrorism)
In simple words: This code is used when someone is hurt because of an explosive used during a legal action, like a police raid.It's used along with a code that describes the specific injury.
This code classifies injuries sustained as a direct result of legal intervention involving explosives.This includes injuries to law enforcement officials, suspects, and bystanders. The code should be used secondarily to a code from another chapter specifying the nature of the injury itself (e.g., from Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)).
Example 1: A police officer sustains shrapnel wounds to the leg during a raid where explosives are used to breach a barricaded building., A suspect is injured by a controlled explosion during a SWAT operation., A bystander is injured by flying debris from a controlled demolition carried out by law enforcement.
Detailed description of the incident, including the type of explosive device, the circumstances under which it was employed, and the specific injuries sustained by each involved individual.Medical records detailing the treatment provided, including imaging results and surgical reports if applicable.Police reports or other official documentation corroborating the events.
** This code should be used cautiously and only when the injury directly results from legal intervention involving explosives.Detailed documentation is critical for accurate coding and reimbursement.
- Payment Status: Active
- Specialties:Emergency Medicine, Trauma Surgery, Orthopedics (depending on the nature of the injury)
- Place of Service:Emergency Room - Hospital, Inpatient Hospital, Office