2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y35.49
Legal intervention involving other sharp objects
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- Y35.49
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Legal intervention involving other sharp objects
- Is Billable?
- Not Valid for Submission
- Code Navigator:
Y35.49 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 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 other sharp objects
Non-specific codes like Y35.49 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 other sharp objects:
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
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.