Y36.43 — War operations involving other firearms discharge
Is Y36.43 billable?
No — Y36.43 is a non-billable header code. Y36.43 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 Y36.43.
Billable codes under this header
- Y36.430AWar operations involving other firearms discharge, military personnel, initial encounter
- Y36.430DWar operations involving other firearms discharge, military personnel, subsequent encounter
- Y36.430SWar operations involving other firearms discharge, military personnel, sequela
- Y36.431AWar operations involving other firearms discharge, civilian, initial encounter
- Y36.431DWar operations involving other firearms discharge, civilian, subsequent encounter
- Y36.431SWar operations involving other firearms discharge, civilian, sequela
Y36.43 at a glance
| Code | Y36.43 |
|---|---|
| Description | War operations involving other firearms discharge |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is Y36.43 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to Y36.43 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- War operations › bullet (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
- War operations › firearms › discharge (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with Y36.43 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to Y36.43.
- War operations involving bullets NOS
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Y36
The conditions below can never be reported together with Y36.43 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 Y36.43? (2)
How long has Y36.43 existed?
Y36.43 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 Y36.4 family? (7)
- Y36.41War operations involving rubber bulletsnot billable
- Y36.42War operations involving firearms pelletsnot billable
- Y36.44War operations involving unarmed hand to hand combatnot billable
- Y36.45War operations involving combat using blunt or piercing objectnot billable
- Y36.46War operations involving intentional restriction of air and airwaynot billable
- Y36.47War operations involving unintentional restriction of air and airwaynot billable
- Y36.49War operations involving other forms of conventional warfarenot billable