2025 ICD-10-CM code Y37
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Revision Date: N/A External causes of morbidity - Legal intervention, operations of war, military operations, and terrorism Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity Feed
Military operations; injuries to military personnel and civilians during peacetime on military property or routine exercises.
Modifiers may apply depending on the specific circumstances and services rendered.
The medical necessity is established by the presence of an injury sustained during a military operation or training exercise requiring medical intervention.
Documentation of the injury, treatment provided, and the circumstances surrounding the incident within the military setting.This may involve assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and documentation of the patient's condition.
- Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity
- Y35-Y38 (Legal intervention, operations of war, military operations, and terrorism)
In simple words: This code is used when someone, either military or civilian, gets hurt during a non-war military activity like training or exercises on a military base.
This code classifies injuries sustained by military personnel and civilians during peacetime activities on military property, routine military exercises, and operations.It includes injuries resulting from training, maneuvers, or other non-combat situations. Excludes injuries related to military aircraft or vehicle accidents involving civilian vehicles or aircraft, and injuries occurring during war operations.
Example 1: A soldier suffers a fracture during a routine training exercise., A civilian worker on a military base is injured in a fall while working on a construction project., A military pilot sustains injuries during a non-combat simulated flight.
Detailed documentation of the incident, including date, time, location, activity being performed, description of the injury, treatment rendered, and witness statements if available. Military records or reports may be relevant.
** This code is used for injuries sustained in a military context that are not related to combat.Accurate coding requires clear documentation of the setting and cause of injury.It is crucial to differentiate this from codes related to war operations or accidents involving civilians.
- Payment Status: Active
- Specialties:Orthopedics, Emergency Medicine, General Surgery, Occupational Medicine
- Place of Service:Military Treatment Facility, Office, Hospital (depending on the severity and treatment provided)