Y35.039 — Legal intervention involving injury by rifle pellet, unspecified person injured
Not billable
Is Y35.039 billable?
No — Y35.039 is a non-billable header code. Y35.039 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 Y35.039.
Billable codes under this header
- Y35.039ALegal intervention involving injury by rifle pellet, unspecified person injured, initial encounter
- Y35.039DLegal intervention involving injury by rifle pellet, unspecified person injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.039SLegal intervention involving injury by rifle pellet, unspecified person injured, sequela
Y35.039 at a glance
| Code | Y35.039 |
|---|---|
| Description | Legal intervention involving injury by rifle pellet, unspecified person injured |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is Y35.039 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to Y35.039 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Discharge › firearm › hunting rifle › legal intervention › injuring › unspecified person (accidental)
- Legal › intervention › firearm › rifle pellet › injuring › unspecified person
What codes fall under Y35.039? (3)
- Y35.039ALegal intervention involving injury by rifle pellet, unspecified person injured, initial encounter
- Y35.039DLegal intervention involving injury by rifle pellet, unspecified person injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.039SLegal intervention involving injury by rifle pellet, unspecified person injured, sequela
How long has Y35.039 existed?
Y35.039 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.