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Version 2024
Non-Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y35.4

Legal intervention involving sharp objects

ICD-10-CM Code:
Y35.4
ICD-10 Code for:
Legal intervention involving sharp 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)

Y35.4 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 sharp 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 sharp objects

Non-specific codes like Y35.4 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 sharp objects:

  • Y35.40 for Legal intervention involving unspecified sharp objects - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.401 for Legal intervention involving unspecified sharp objects, law enforcement official injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.401A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.401D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.401S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.402 for Legal intervention involving unspecified sharp objects, bystander injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.402A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.402D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.402S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.403 for Legal intervention involving unspecified sharp objects, suspect injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.403A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.403D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.403S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.409 for Legal intervention involving unspecified sharp objects, unspecified person injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.409A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.409D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.409S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.41 for Legal intervention involving bayonet - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.411 for Legal intervention involving bayonet, law enforcement official injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.411A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.411D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.411S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.412 for Legal intervention involving bayonet, bystander injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.412A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.412D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.412S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.413 for Legal intervention involving bayonet, suspect injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.413A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.413D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.413S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.419 for Legal intervention involving bayonet, unspecified person injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.419A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.419D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.419S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.49 for Legal intervention involving other sharp objects - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.491 for Legal intervention involving other sharp objects, law enforcement official injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.491A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.491D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.491S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.492 for Legal intervention involving other sharp objects, bystander injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.492A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.492D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.492S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.493 for Legal intervention involving other sharp objects, suspect injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.493A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.493D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.493S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.499 for Legal intervention involving other sharp objects, unspecified person injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.499A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.499D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.499S 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
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  • Legal intervention involving being cut by sharp objects
  • Legal intervention involving being stabbed by sharp objects

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.