Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y35.83

Legal intervention involving a conducted energy device

ICD-10-CM Code:
Y35.83
ICD-10 Code for:
Legal intervention involving a conducted energy device
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)

Y35.83 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 a conducted energy device. 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 a conducted energy device

Non-specific codes like Y35.83 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 a conducted energy device:

  • Y35.831 for Legal intervention involving a conducted energy device, law enforcement official injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.831A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.831D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.831S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.832 for Legal intervention involving a conducted energy device, bystander injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.832A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.832D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.832S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.833 for Legal intervention involving a conducted energy device, suspect injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.833A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.833D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.833S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y35.839 for Legal intervention involving a conducted energy device, unspecified person injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.839A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.839D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y35.839S 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
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • Electroshock device (taser)
  • Stun gun

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