Y36.20 — War operations involving unspecified explosion and fragments
Is Y36.20 billable?
No — Y36.20 is a non-billable header code. Y36.20 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 6 billable codes beneath Y36.20.
Billable codes under this header
- Y36.200AWar operations involving unspecified explosion and fragments, military personnel, initial encounter
- Y36.200DWar operations involving unspecified explosion and fragments, military personnel, subsequent encounter
- Y36.200SWar operations involving unspecified explosion and fragments, military personnel, sequela
- Y36.201AWar operations involving unspecified explosion and fragments, civilian, initial encounter
- Y36.201DWar operations involving unspecified explosion and fragments, civilian, subsequent encounter
- Y36.201SWar operations involving unspecified explosion and fragments, civilian, sequela
Y36.20 at a glance
| Code | Y36.20 |
|---|---|
| Description | War operations involving unspecified explosion and fragments |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is Y36.20 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to Y36.20 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- War operations › air blast (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
- War operations › blast (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
- War operations › blast fragments (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
- War operations › blast wave (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
- War operations › blast wind (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
- War operations › bomb (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
- War operations › explosion (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
- War operations › explosion › bomb NOS (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
- War operations › explosion › fragments (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to Y36.20.
- War operations involving air blast NOS
- War operations involving blast NOS
- War operations involving blast fragments NOS
- War operations involving blast wave NOS
- War operations involving blast wind NOS
- War operations involving explosion NOS
- War operations involving explosion of bomb NOS
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Y36
The conditions below can never be reported together with Y36.20 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Y36.2
The conditions below can never be reported together with Y36.20 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
What codes fall under Y36.20? (2)
How long has Y36.20 existed?
Y36.20 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 Y36.2 family? (8)
- Y36.21War operations involving explosion of aerial bombnot billable
- Y36.22War operations involving explosion of guided missilenot billable
- Y36.23War operations involving explosion of improvised explosive device [IED]not billable
- Y36.24War operations involving explosion due to accidental detonation and discharge of own munitions or munitions launch devicenot billable
- Y36.25War operations involving fragments from munitionsnot billable
- Y36.26War operations involving fragments of improvised explosive device [IED]not billable
- Y36.27War operations involving fragments from weaponsnot billable
- Y36.29War operations involving other explosions and fragmentsnot billable