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Version 2024
Non-Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y35.3

Legal intervention involving blunt objects

ICD-10-CM Code:
Y35.3
ICD-10 Code for:
Legal intervention involving blunt objects
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality
    (V01–Y99)
    • Legal intervention, operations of war, military operations, and terrorism
      (Y35-Y38)
      • Legal intervention
        (Y35)

Y35.3 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of legal intervention involving blunt objects. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Legal intervention involving blunt objects

Non-specific codes like Y35.3 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for legal intervention involving blunt objects:

  • Y35.30 for Legal intervention involving unspecified blunt objects - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.301 for Legal intervention involving unspecified blunt objects, law enforcement official injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.301A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.301D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.301S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.302 for Legal intervention involving unspecified blunt objects, bystander injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.302A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.302D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.302S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.303 for Legal intervention involving unspecified blunt objects, suspect injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.303A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.303D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.303S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.309 for Legal intervention involving unspecified blunt objects, unspecified person injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.309A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.309D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.309S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.31 for Legal intervention involving baton - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.311 for Legal intervention involving baton, law enforcement official injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.311A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.311D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.311S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.312 for Legal intervention involving baton, bystander injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.312A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.312D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.312S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.313 for Legal intervention involving baton, suspect injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.313A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.313D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.313S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.319 for Legal intervention involving baton, unspecified person injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.319A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.319D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.319S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.39 for Legal intervention involving other blunt objects - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.391 for Legal intervention involving other blunt objects, law enforcement official injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.391A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.391D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.391S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.392 for Legal intervention involving other blunt objects, bystander injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.392A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.392D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.392S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.393 for Legal intervention involving other blunt objects, suspect injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.393A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.393D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.393S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.399 for Legal intervention involving other blunt objects, unspecified person injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.399A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.399D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.399S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

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Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
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  • Legal intervention involving being hit or struck by blunt object

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.