Terrorism (Y38)

Browse all the diagnosis codes used for terrorism (y38). For easy navigation, the diagnosis codes are sorted in alphabetical order and grouped by sections. Each section is clearly marked with its description, and the corresponding three-digit code range. This format makes it simple to browse diagnosis codes in this chapter or section and find what you're looking for. We've also added green checkmark icons to label billable codes, and red warning icons for non-billable ones. This makes it easy to identify which codes can be billed.

Clinical Information

Bioterrorism - The use of biological agents in TERRORISM. This includes the malevolent use of BACTERIA; VIRUSES; or other BIOLOGICAL TOXINS against people, ANIMALS; or PLANTS.

Chemical Terrorism - The use of chemical agents in TERRORISM. This includes the malevolent use of nerve agents, blood agents, blister agents, and choking agents (NOXAE).

Terrorism - The use or threatened use of force or violence against persons or property in violation of criminal laws for purposes of intimidation, coercion, or ransom, in support of political or social objectives.

Instructional Notations

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.

  • These codes are for use to identify injuries resulting from the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a Government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objective

Use Additional Code

The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an additional code.

  • code for place of occurrence Y92

7th Character Note

Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y38

7th Character

Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.

  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela
  • External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01–Y99)

    • Legal intervention, operations of war, military operations, and terrorism (Y35-Y38)

        • Terrorism (Y38)

        • Y38 Terrorism
        • Y38.0 Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons
        • Y38.0X Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons
        • Y38.0X1 Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, public safety official injured
        • Y38.0X1A Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, public safety official injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.0X1D Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.0X1S Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, public safety official injured, sequela
        • Y38.0X2 Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, civilian injured
        • Y38.0X2A Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, civilian injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.0X2D Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.0X2S Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, civilian injured, sequela
        • Y38.0X3 Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, terrorist injured
        • Y38.0X3A Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, terrorist injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.0X3D Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, terrorist injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.0X3S Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, terrorist injured, sequela
        • Y38.1 Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft
        • Y38.1X Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft
        • Y38.1X1 Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft, public safety official injured
        • Y38.1X1A Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft, public safety official injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.1X1D Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.1X1S Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft, public safety official injured, sequela
        • Y38.1X2 Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft, civilian injured
        • Y38.1X2A Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft, civilian injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.1X2D Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.1X2S Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft, civilian injured, sequela
        • Y38.1X3 Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft, terrorist injured
        • Y38.1X3A Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft, terrorist injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.1X3D Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft, terrorist injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.1X3S Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft, terrorist injured, sequela
        • Y38.2 Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments
        • Y38.2X Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments
        • Y38.2X1 Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments, public safety official injured
        • Y38.2X1A Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments, public safety official injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.2X1D Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.2X1S Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments, public safety official injured, sequela
        • Y38.2X2 Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments, civilian injured
        • Y38.2X2A Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments, civilian injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.2X2D Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.2X2S Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments, civilian injured, sequela
        • Y38.2X3 Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments, terrorist injured
        • Y38.2X3A Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments, terrorist injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.2X3D Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments, terrorist injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.2X3S Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments, terrorist injured, sequela
        • Y38.3 Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances
        • Y38.3X Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances
        • Y38.3X1 Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, public safety official injured
        • Y38.3X1A Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, public safety official injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.3X1D Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.3X1S Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, public safety official injured, sequela
        • Y38.3X2 Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, civilian injured
        • Y38.3X2A Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, civilian injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.3X2D Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.3X2S Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, civilian injured, sequela
        • Y38.3X3 Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, terrorist injured
        • Y38.3X3A Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, terrorist injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.3X3D Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, terrorist injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.3X3S Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, terrorist injured, sequela
        • Y38.4 Terrorism involving firearms
        • Y38.4X Terrorism involving firearms
        • Y38.4X1 Terrorism involving firearms, public safety official injured
        • Y38.4X1A Terrorism involving firearms, public safety official injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.4X1D Terrorism involving firearms, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.4X1S Terrorism involving firearms, public safety official injured, sequela
        • Y38.4X2 Terrorism involving firearms, civilian injured
        • Y38.4X2A Terrorism involving firearms, civilian injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.4X2D Terrorism involving firearms, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.4X2S Terrorism involving firearms, civilian injured, sequela
        • Y38.4X3 Terrorism involving firearms, terrorist injured
        • Y38.4X3A Terrorism involving firearms, terrorist injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.4X3D Terrorism involving firearms, terrorist injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.4X3S Terrorism involving firearms, terrorist injured, sequela
        • Y38.5 Terrorism involving nuclear weapons
        • Y38.5X Terrorism involving nuclear weapons
        • Y38.5X1 Terrorism involving nuclear weapons, public safety official injured
        • Y38.5X1A Terrorism involving nuclear weapons, public safety official injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.5X1D Terrorism involving nuclear weapons, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.5X1S Terrorism involving nuclear weapons, public safety official injured, sequela
        • Y38.5X2 Terrorism involving nuclear weapons, civilian injured
        • Y38.5X2A Terrorism involving nuclear weapons, civilian injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.5X2D Terrorism involving nuclear weapons, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.5X2S Terrorism involving nuclear weapons, civilian injured, sequela
        • Y38.5X3 Terrorism involving nuclear weapons, terrorist injured
        • Y38.5X3A Terrorism involving nuclear weapons, terrorist injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.5X3D Terrorism involving nuclear weapons, terrorist injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.5X3S Terrorism involving nuclear weapons, terrorist injured, sequela
        • Y38.6 Terrorism involving biological weapons
        • Y38.6X Terrorism involving biological weapons
        • Y38.6X1 Terrorism involving biological weapons, public safety official injured
        • Y38.6X1A Terrorism involving biological weapons, public safety official injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.6X1D Terrorism involving biological weapons, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.6X1S Terrorism involving biological weapons, public safety official injured, sequela
        • Y38.6X2 Terrorism involving biological weapons, civilian injured
        • Y38.6X2A Terrorism involving biological weapons, civilian injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.6X2D Terrorism involving biological weapons, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.6X2S Terrorism involving biological weapons, civilian injured, sequela
        • Y38.6X3 Terrorism involving biological weapons, terrorist injured
        • Y38.6X3A Terrorism involving biological weapons, terrorist injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.6X3D Terrorism involving biological weapons, terrorist injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.6X3S Terrorism involving biological weapons, terrorist injured, sequela
        • Y38.7 Terrorism involving chemical weapons
        • Y38.7X Terrorism involving chemical weapons
        • Y38.7X1 Terrorism involving chemical weapons, public safety official injured
        • Y38.7X1A Terrorism involving chemical weapons, public safety official injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.7X1D Terrorism involving chemical weapons, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.7X1S Terrorism involving chemical weapons, public safety official injured, sequela
        • Y38.7X2 Terrorism involving chemical weapons, civilian injured
        • Y38.7X2A Terrorism involving chemical weapons, civilian injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.7X2D Terrorism involving chemical weapons, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.7X2S Terrorism involving chemical weapons, civilian injured, sequela
        • Y38.7X3 Terrorism involving chemical weapons, terrorist injured
        • Y38.7X3A Terrorism involving chemical weapons, terrorist injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.7X3D Terrorism involving chemical weapons, terrorist injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.7X3S Terrorism involving chemical weapons, terrorist injured, sequela
        • Y38.8 Terrorism involving other and unspecified means
        • Y38.80 Terrorism involving unspecified means
        • Y38.80XA Terrorism involving unspecified means, initial encounter
        • Y38.80XD Terrorism involving unspecified means, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.80XS Terrorism involving unspecified means, sequela
        • Y38.81 Terrorism involving suicide bomber
        • Y38.811 Terrorism involving suicide bomber, public safety official injured
        • Y38.811A Terrorism involving suicide bomber, public safety official injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.811D Terrorism involving suicide bomber, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.811S Terrorism involving suicide bomber, public safety official injured, sequela
        • Y38.812 Terrorism involving suicide bomber, civilian injured
        • Y38.812A Terrorism involving suicide bomber, civilian injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.812D Terrorism involving suicide bomber, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.812S Terrorism involving suicide bomber, civilian injured, sequela
        • Y38.89 Terrorism involving other means
        • Y38.891 Terrorism involving other means, public safety official injured
        • Y38.891A Terrorism involving other means, public safety official injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.891D Terrorism involving other means, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.891S Terrorism involving other means, public safety official injured, sequela
        • Y38.892 Terrorism involving other means, civilian injured
        • Y38.892A Terrorism involving other means, civilian injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.892D Terrorism involving other means, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.892S Terrorism involving other means, civilian injured, sequela
        • Y38.893 Terrorism involving other means, terrorist injured
        • Y38.893A Terrorism involving other means, terrorist injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.893D Terrorism involving other means, terrorist injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.893S Terrorism involving other means, terrorist injured, sequela
        • Y38.9 Terrorism, secondary effects
        • Y38.9X Terrorism, secondary effects
        • Y38.9X1 Terrorism, secondary effects, public safety official injured
        • Y38.9X1A Terrorism, secondary effects, public safety official injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.9X1D Terrorism, secondary effects, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.9X1S Terrorism, secondary effects, public safety official injured, sequela
        • Y38.9X2 Terrorism, secondary effects, civilian injured
        • Y38.9X2A Terrorism, secondary effects, civilian injured, initial encounter
        • Y38.9X2D Terrorism, secondary effects, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
        • Y38.9X2S Terrorism, secondary effects, civilian injured, sequela