2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y35.199

Legal intervention involving other explosives, unspecified person injured

ICD-10-CM Code:
Y35.199
ICD-10 Code for:
Legal intervnt involving other explosv, unsp person injured
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)

Y35.199 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 other explosives, unspecified person injured. 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 Y35.199 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 Legal intervnt involving other explosv, unsp person injured

Non-specific codes like Y35.199 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 intervnt involving other explosv, unsp person injured:

  • Use Y35.199A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.199D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.199S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

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 explosive
  • Injury due to legal intervention by explosive
  • Injury due to legal intervention by grenade
  • Injury due to legal intervention by mortar bomb

Index of External Cause of Injuries

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

    • Explosion(accidental) (of) (with secondary fire)
      • explosive (material)
        • specified NEC
          • in
            • legal intervention
              • injuring
                • unspecified person
    • Explosion(accidental) (of) (with secondary fire)
      • grenade
        • in
          • legal intervention
            • injuring
              • unspecified person
    • Explosion(accidental) (of) (with secondary fire)
      • mortar bomb
        • in
          • legal intervention
            • injuring
              • unspecified person
    • Legal
      • intervention (by)
        • explosive (s)
          • grenade
            • injuring
              • unspecified person
    • Legal
      • intervention (by)
        • explosive (s)
          • mortar bomb
            • injuring
              • unspecified person
    • Legal
      • intervention (by)
        • explosive (s)
          • specified NEC
            • injuring
              • unspecified person

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