Y35.4 — Legal intervention involving sharp objects
Not billable
Is Y35.4 billable?
No — Y35.4 is a non-billable header code. Y35.4 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 36 billable codes beneath Y35.4.
Billable codes under this header
- Y35.401ALegal intervention involving unspecified sharp objects, law enforcement official injured, initial encounter
- Y35.401DLegal intervention involving unspecified sharp objects, law enforcement official injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.401SLegal intervention involving unspecified sharp objects, law enforcement official injured, sequela
- Y35.402ALegal intervention involving unspecified sharp objects, bystander injured, initial encounter
- Y35.402DLegal intervention involving unspecified sharp objects, bystander injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.402SLegal intervention involving unspecified sharp objects, bystander injured, sequela
- Y35.403ALegal intervention involving unspecified sharp objects, suspect injured, initial encounter
- Y35.403DLegal intervention involving unspecified sharp objects, suspect injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.403SLegal intervention involving unspecified sharp objects, suspect injured, sequela
- Y35.409ALegal intervention involving unspecified sharp objects, unspecified person injured, initial encounter
- Y35.409DLegal intervention involving unspecified sharp objects, unspecified person injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.409SLegal intervention involving unspecified sharp objects, unspecified person injured, sequela
- Y35.411ALegal intervention involving bayonet, law enforcement official injured, initial encounter
- Y35.411DLegal intervention involving bayonet, law enforcement official injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.411SLegal intervention involving bayonet, law enforcement official injured, sequela
- Y35.412ALegal intervention involving bayonet, bystander injured, initial encounter
- Y35.412DLegal intervention involving bayonet, bystander injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.412SLegal intervention involving bayonet, bystander injured, sequela
- Y35.413ALegal intervention involving bayonet, suspect injured, initial encounter
- Y35.413DLegal intervention involving bayonet, suspect injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.413SLegal intervention involving bayonet, suspect injured, sequela
- Y35.419ALegal intervention involving bayonet, unspecified person injured, initial encounter
- Y35.419DLegal intervention involving bayonet, unspecified person injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.419SLegal intervention involving bayonet, unspecified person injured, sequela
- Y35.491ALegal intervention involving other sharp objects, law enforcement official injured, initial encounter
- Y35.491DLegal intervention involving other sharp objects, law enforcement official injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.491SLegal intervention involving other sharp objects, law enforcement official injured, sequela
- Y35.492ALegal intervention involving other sharp objects, bystander injured, initial encounter
- Y35.492DLegal intervention involving other sharp objects, bystander injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.492SLegal intervention involving other sharp objects, bystander injured, sequela
- Y35.493ALegal intervention involving other sharp objects, suspect injured, initial encounter
- Y35.493DLegal intervention involving other sharp objects, suspect injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.493SLegal intervention involving other sharp objects, suspect injured, sequela
- Y35.499ALegal intervention involving other sharp objects, unspecified person injured, initial encounter
- Y35.499DLegal intervention involving other sharp objects, unspecified person injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.499SLegal intervention involving other sharp objects, unspecified person injured, sequela
Y35.4 at a glance
| Code | Y35.4 |
|---|---|
| Description | Legal intervention involving sharp objects |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to Y35.4.
- Legal intervention involving being cut by sharp objects
- Legal intervention involving being stabbed by sharp objects
What codes fall under Y35.4? (3)
How long has Y35.4 existed?
Y35.4 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.
What other codes are in the Y35 family? (6)
- Y35.0Legal intervention involving firearm dischargenot billable
- Y35.1Legal intervention involving explosivesnot billable
- Y35.2Legal intervention involving gasnot billable
- Y35.3Legal intervention involving blunt objectsnot billable
- Y35.8Legal intervention involving other specified meansnot billable
- Y35.9Legal intervention, means unspecifiednot billable