Y36.32 — War operations involving incendiary bullet
Is Y36.32 billable?
No — Y36.32 is a non-billable header code. Y36.32 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 Y36.32.
Billable codes under this header
- Y36.320AWar operations involving incendiary bullet, military personnel, initial encounter
- Y36.320DWar operations involving incendiary bullet, military personnel, subsequent encounter
- Y36.320SWar operations involving incendiary bullet, military personnel, sequela
- Y36.321AWar operations involving incendiary bullet, civilian, initial encounter
- Y36.321DWar operations involving incendiary bullet, civilian, subsequent encounter
- Y36.321SWar operations involving incendiary bullet, civilian, sequela
Y36.32 at a glance
| Code | Y36.32 |
|---|---|
| Description | War operations involving incendiary bullet |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is Y36.32 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to Y36.32 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- War operations › incendiary bullet (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
- War operations › bullet › incendiary (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 Y36.32 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 Y36.32 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 Y36.32? (2)
How long has Y36.32 existed?
Y36.32 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.