Y35.21 — Legal intervention involving injury by tear gas
Not billable
Is Y35.21 billable?
No — Y35.21 is a non-billable header code. Y35.21 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 12 billable codes beneath Y35.21.
Billable codes under this header
- Y35.211ALegal intervention involving injury by tear gas, law enforcement official injured, initial encounter
- Y35.211DLegal intervention involving injury by tear gas, law enforcement official injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.211SLegal intervention involving injury by tear gas, law enforcement official injured, sequela
- Y35.212ALegal intervention involving injury by tear gas, bystander injured, initial encounter
- Y35.212DLegal intervention involving injury by tear gas, bystander injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.212SLegal intervention involving injury by tear gas, bystander injured, sequela
- Y35.213ALegal intervention involving injury by tear gas, suspect injured, initial encounter
- Y35.213DLegal intervention involving injury by tear gas, suspect injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.213SLegal intervention involving injury by tear gas, suspect injured, sequela
- Y35.219ALegal intervention involving injury by tear gas, unspecified person injured, initial encounter
- Y35.219DLegal intervention involving injury by tear gas, unspecified person injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.219SLegal intervention involving injury by tear gas, unspecified person injured, sequela
Y35.21 at a glance
| Code | Y35.21 |
|---|---|
| Description | Legal intervention involving injury by tear gas |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
What codes fall under Y35.21? (4)
- Y35.211Legal intervention involving injury by tear gas, law enforcement official injurednot billable
- Y35.212Legal intervention involving injury by tear gas, bystander injurednot billable
- Y35.213Legal intervention involving injury by tear gas, suspect injurednot billable
- Y35.219Legal intervention involving injury by tear gas, unspecified person injurednot billable
How long has Y35.21 existed?
Y35.21 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.