Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y36.8

War operations occurring after cessation of hostilities

ICD-10-CM Code:
Y36.8
ICD-10 Code for:
War operations occurring after cessation of hostilities
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)
      • Operations of war
        (Y36)

Y36.8 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of war operations occurring after cessation of hostilities. 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 War operations occurring after cessation of hostilities

Non-specific codes like Y36.8 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 war operations occurring after cessation of hostilities:

  • Y36.81 for Explosion of mine placed during war operations but exploding after cessation of hostilities - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Y36.810 for Explosion of mine placed during war operations but exploding after cessation of hostilities, military personnel - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y36.810A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y36.810D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y36.810S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y36.811 for Explosion of mine placed during war operations but exploding after cessation of hostilities, civilian - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y36.811A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y36.811D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y36.811S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y36.82 for Explosion of bomb placed during war operations but exploding after cessation of hostilities - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Y36.820 for Explosion of bomb placed during war operations but exploding after cessation of hostilities, military personnel - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y36.820A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y36.820D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y36.820S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y36.821 for Explosion of bomb placed during war operations but exploding after cessation of hostilities, civilian - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y36.821A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y36.821D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y36.821S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y36.88 for Other war operations occurring after cessation of hostilities - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Y36.880 for Other war operations occurring after cessation of hostilities, military personnel - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y36.880A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y36.880D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y36.880S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y36.881 for Other war operations occurring after cessation of hostilities, civilian - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y36.881A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y36.881D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y36.881S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y36.89 for Unspecified war operations occurring after cessation of hostilities - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Y36.890 for Unspecified war operations occurring after cessation of hostilities, military personnel - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y36.890A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y36.890D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y36.890S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y36.891 for Unspecified war operations occurring after cessation of hostilities, civilian - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y36.891A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y36.891D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y36.891S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • War operations classifiable to categories Y36.0

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.