2025 ICD-10-CM code Y36
(Active) Effective Date: N/A External causes of morbidity - Legal intervention, operations of war, military operations, and terrorism 20 Feed
Operations of war. Includes injuries to military personnel and civilians caused by war, civil insurrection, and peacekeeping missions.
The 7th character of Y36 specifies the encounter type: initial (A), subsequent (D), or sequela (S).
The medical necessity for the services provided relates to the treatment of the injury or condition sustained during operations of war, not the Y36 code itself. Y36 provides additional information about the cause of the health issue.
Clinicians should document the circumstances of the injury or condition to support the use of this code, specifying the context of war, civil insurrection, or peacekeeping operations.
In simple words: This code is used to classify injuries sustained during active war, civil unrest, or peacekeeping operations, affecting both military personnel and civilians.
Operations of war. Includes injuries to military personnel and civilians caused by war, civil insurrection, and peacekeeping missions. Excludes1: injury to military personnel occurring during peacetime military operations (Y37.-) military vehicles involved in transport accidents with non-military vehicle during peacetime (V09.01, V09.21, V19.81, V29.818, V39.81, V49.81, V59.81, V69.81, V79.81)
Example 1: A soldier sustains a gunshot wound during an active combat mission in a war zone. The code Y36 is used as a secondary code to specify the context of the injury., A civilian is injured by shrapnel from a bomb explosion during a period of civil unrest. The code Y36 is applied as a secondary code to indicate the cause of the injury., A medic on a peacekeeping mission is injured while providing aid during a violent conflict. Y36 is used to provide additional information about the circumstances of the injury.
Documentation should clearly indicate that the injury or condition occurred during operations of war, including details about the specific conflict, the patient's involvement, and the mechanism of injury.
** It is crucial to differentiate Y36 from Y37 (Injury to military personnel and civilians occurring during peacetime military operations). Y36 is specific to operations of war, civil insurrection, or peacekeeping, while Y37 applies to injuries sustained during military operations outside of these contexts.
- Specialties:Emergency Medicine, Trauma Surgery, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Primary Care
- Place of Service:Inpatient Hospital, Emergency Room - Hospital, Military Treatment Facility, Office, Outpatient Hospital