Y36.301 — War operations involving unspecified fire, conflagration and hot substance, civilian
Is Y36.301 billable?
No — Y36.301 is a non-billable header code. Y36.301 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 Y36.301.
Billable codes under this header
- Y36.301AWar operations involving unspecified fire, conflagration and hot substance, civilian, initial encounter
- Y36.301DWar operations involving unspecified fire, conflagration and hot substance, civilian, subsequent encounter
- Y36.301SWar operations involving unspecified fire, conflagration and hot substance, civilian, sequela
Y36.301 at a glance
| Code | Y36.301 |
|---|---|
| Description | War operations involving unspecified fire, conflagration and hot substance, civilian |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is Y36.301 listed in the External Cause Index?
The External Cause of Injuries Index lists these routes under Y36.30, the nearest indexed parent of Y36.301. This is a separate index from the Alphabetic Index and is where external cause codes are looked up.
- War operations › fire (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 Y36.301 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 Y36.3
The conditions below can never be reported together with Y36.301 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 fires and conflagrations aboard military aircraft (Y36.1-)
- war operations involving fires and conflagrations aboard military watercraft (Y36.0-)
- war operations involving fires and conflagrations caused indirectly by conventional weapons (Y36.2-)
- war operations involving fires and thermal effects of nuclear weapons (Y36.53-)
What codes fall under Y36.301? (3)
- Y36.301AWar operations involving unspecified fire, conflagration and hot substance, civilian, initial encounter
- Y36.301DWar operations involving unspecified fire, conflagration and hot substance, civilian, subsequent encounter
- Y36.301SWar operations involving unspecified fire, conflagration and hot substance, civilian, sequela
How long has Y36.301 existed?
Y36.301 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.