Y36.291S — War operations involving other explosions and fragments, civilian, sequela

Billable

Is Y36.291S billable?

Yes — Y36.291S is billable for FY2027. Y36.291S is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. Y36.291S may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Y36.291S at a glance

Code	Y36.291S
Description	War operations involving other explosions and fragments, civilian, sequela
Billable	Yes
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027
7th character "S"	sequela

What does the 7th character "S" mean in Y36.291S?

In Y36.291S, the 7th character S means sequela. The 7th character is required for Y36.291S to be a valid, complete code.

Same condition, different episode of care — switch the 7th character:

How is Y36.291S listed in the External Cause Index?

The External Cause of Injuries Index lists these routes under Y36.29, the nearest indexed parent of Y36.291S. This is a separate index from the Alphabetic Index and is where external cause codes are looked up.

War operations › shrapnel NOS (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
War operations › explosion › grenade (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
War operations › explosion › land mine (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
War operations › explosion › specified NEC (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
War operations › fragments › specified NEC (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Y36

The conditions below can never be reported together with Y36.291S on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

injury to military personnel occurring during peacetime military operations (Y37.-)
military vehicles involved in transport accidents with non-military vehicle during peacetime (V09.01, V09.21, V19.81, V29.818, V39.81, V49.81, V59.81, V69.81, V79.81)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Y36.2

The conditions below can never be reported together with Y36.291S on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

war operations involving explosion of aircraft (Y36.1-)
war operations involving explosion of marine weapons (Y36.0-)
war operations involving explosion of nuclear weapons (Y36.5-)
war operations involving explosion occurring after cessation of hostilities (Y36.8-)

How long has Y36.291S existed?

Y36.291S 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.