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2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y36.89

Unspecified war operations occurring after cessation of hostilities

ICD-10-CM Code:
Y36.89
ICD-10 Code for:
Unsp 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)

Y36.89 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of unspecified 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.

Unspecified diagnosis codes like Y36.89 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.

Specific Coding Applicable to Unsp war operations occurring after cessation of hostilities

Non-specific codes like Y36.89 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 unsp war operations occurring after cessation of hostilities:

  • 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

Index of External Cause of Injuries

References found for this diagnosis code in the External Cause of Injuries Index:

    • War operations(injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
      • after cessation of hostilities

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.