Y35.009 — Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, unspecified person injured
Not billable
Is Y35.009 billable?
No — Y35.009 is a non-billable header code. Y35.009 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath Y35.009.
Billable codes under this header
- Y35.009ALegal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, unspecified person injured, initial encounter
- Y35.009DLegal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, unspecified person injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.009SLegal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, unspecified person injured, sequela
Y35.009 at a glance
| Code | Y35.009 |
|---|---|
| Description | Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, unspecified person injured |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is Y35.009 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to Y35.009 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Discharge › firearm › legal intervention › injuring › unspecified person (accidental)
- Legal › intervention › firearm › injuring › unspecified person
What codes fall under Y35.009? (3)
- Y35.009ALegal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, unspecified person injured, initial encounter
- Y35.009DLegal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, unspecified person injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.009SLegal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, unspecified person injured, sequela
How long has Y35.009 existed?
Y35.009 first appears in FY2021 (FY2020 is not available, so it may have appeared then).
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the Y35.00 family? (3)
- Y35.001Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, law enforcement official injurednot billable
- Y35.002Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, bystander injurednot billable
- Y35.003Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, suspect injurednot billable