Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y38.3

Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances

ICD-10-CM Code:
Y38.3
ICD-10 Code for:
Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances
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)
      • Terrorism
        (Y38)

Y38.3 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances. 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 Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances

Non-specific codes like Y38.3 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 terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances:

  • Y38.3X for Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Y38.3X1 for Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, public safety official injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y38.3X1A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y38.3X1D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y38.3X1S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y38.3X2 for Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, civilian injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y38.3X2A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y38.3X2D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y38.3X2S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • Y38.3X3 for Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, terrorist injured - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y38.3X3A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y38.3X3D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Y38.3X3S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

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.

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.
  • Terrorism involving conflagration NOS
  • Terrorism involving fire NOS
  • Terrorism involving petrol bomb

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • terrorism involving fire or heat of nuclear weapon Y38.5

Patient Education


Burns

A burn is damage to your body's tissues caused by heat, chemicals, electricity, sunlight, or radiation. Scalds from hot liquids and steam, building fires and flammable liquids and gases are the most common causes of burns. Another kind is an inhalation injury, caused by breathing smoke.

There are three types of burns:

  • First-degree burns damage only the outer layer of skin
  • Second-degree burns damage the outer layer and the layer underneath
  • Third-degree burns damage or destroy the deepest layer of skin and tissues underneath

Burns can cause swelling, blistering, scarring and, in serious cases, shock, and even death. They also can lead to infections because they damage your skin's protective barrier. Treatment for burns depends on the cause of the burn, how deep it is, and how much of the body it covers. Antibiotic creams can prevent or treat infections. For more serious burns, treatment may be needed to clean the wound, replace the skin, and make sure the patient has enough fluids and nutrition.

NIH: National Institute of General Medical Sciences


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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.