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2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y35.831A

Legal intervention involving a conducted energy device, law enforcement official injured, initial encounter

ICD-10-CM Code:
Y35.831A
ICD-10 Code for:
Legal intrvnt w a cond energy device, law enforc inj, 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)

Y35.831A is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of legal intervention involving a conducted energy device, law enforcement official 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.

Y35.831A 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 a conducted energy device law enforcement official 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.

Clinical Classification

Clinical CategoryCCSR Category CodeInpatient Default CCSROutpatient Default CCSR
External cause codes: intent of injury, legal intervention/warEXT024X - Not applicable.X - Not applicable.
External cause codes: other specified, classifiable and NEC; initial encounterEXT018X - Not applicable.X - Not applicable.

Replacement Code

Y35831A replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-CM code(s):

  • Y35.891A - Legal intervnt w oth means, law enforc offl injured, init

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