2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y35.019A

Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun, unspecified person injured, initial encounter

ICD-10-CM Code:
Y35.019A
ICD-10 Code for:
Legal intrvnt w injury by mch gun, unsp person injured, init
Is Billable?
Yes - 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)

Y35.019A is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of legal intervention involving injury by machine gun, unspecified person injured, initial encounter. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Y35.019A is an initial encounter code, includes a 7th character and should be used while the patient is receiving active treatment for a condition like legal intervention involving injury by machine gun unspecified person injured. According to ICD-10-CM Guidelines an "initial encounter" doesn't necessarily means "initial visit". The 7th character should be used when the patient is undergoing active treatment regardless if new or different providers saw the patient over the course of a treatment. The appropriate 7th character codes should also be used even if the patient delayed seeking treatment for a condition.

Unspecified diagnosis codes like Y35.019A 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.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Injury due to legal intervention by firearm
  • Injury due to legal intervention by machine gun

Clinical Classification

Clinical CategoryCCSR Category CodeInpatient Default CCSROutpatient Default CCSR
External cause codes: firearm; initial encounterEXT005X - Not applicable.X - Not applicable.
External cause codes: intent of injury, legal intervention/warEXT024X - Not applicable.X - Not applicable.

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