Y36.5 — War operations involving nuclear weapons
Not billable
Is Y36.5 billable?
No — Y36.5 is a non-billable header code. Y36.5 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 36 billable codes beneath Y36.5.
Billable codes under this header
- Y36.500AWar operations involving unspecified effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel, initial encounter
- Y36.500DWar operations involving unspecified effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel, subsequent encounter
- Y36.500SWar operations involving unspecified effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel, sequela
- Y36.501AWar operations involving unspecified effect of nuclear weapon, civilian, initial encounter
- Y36.501DWar operations involving unspecified effect of nuclear weapon, civilian, subsequent encounter
- Y36.501SWar operations involving unspecified effect of nuclear weapon, civilian, sequela
- Y36.510AWar operations involving direct blast effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel, initial encounter
- Y36.510DWar operations involving direct blast effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel, subsequent encounter
- Y36.510SWar operations involving direct blast effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel, sequela
- Y36.511AWar operations involving direct blast effect of nuclear weapon, civilian, initial encounter
- Y36.511DWar operations involving direct blast effect of nuclear weapon, civilian, subsequent encounter
- Y36.511SWar operations involving direct blast effect of nuclear weapon, civilian, sequela
- Y36.520AWar operations involving indirect blast effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel, initial encounter
- Y36.520DWar operations involving indirect blast effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel, subsequent encounter
- Y36.520SWar operations involving indirect blast effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel, sequela
- Y36.521AWar operations involving indirect blast effect of nuclear weapon, civilian, initial encounter
- Y36.521DWar operations involving indirect blast effect of nuclear weapon, civilian, subsequent encounter
- Y36.521SWar operations involving indirect blast effect of nuclear weapon, civilian, sequela
- Y36.530AWar operations involving thermal radiation effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel, initial encounter
- Y36.530DWar operations involving thermal radiation effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel, subsequent encounter
- Y36.530SWar operations involving thermal radiation effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel, sequela
- Y36.531AWar operations involving thermal radiation effect of nuclear weapon, civilian, initial encounter
- Y36.531DWar operations involving thermal radiation effect of nuclear weapon, civilian, subsequent encounter
- Y36.531SWar operations involving thermal radiation effect of nuclear weapon, civilian, sequela
- Y36.540AWar operation involving nuclear radiation effects of nuclear weapon, military personnel, initial encounter
- Y36.540DWar operation involving nuclear radiation effects of nuclear weapon, military personnel, subsequent encounter
- Y36.540SWar operation involving nuclear radiation effects of nuclear weapon, military personnel, sequela
- Y36.541AWar operation involving nuclear radiation effects of nuclear weapon, civilian, initial encounter
- Y36.541DWar operation involving nuclear radiation effects of nuclear weapon, civilian, subsequent encounter
- Y36.541SWar operation involving nuclear radiation effects of nuclear weapon, civilian, sequela
- Y36.590AWar operation involving other effects of nuclear weapons, military personnel, initial encounter
- Y36.590DWar operation involving other effects of nuclear weapons, military personnel, subsequent encounter
- Y36.590SWar operation involving other effects of nuclear weapons, military personnel, sequela
- Y36.591AWar operation involving other effects of nuclear weapons, civilian, initial encounter
- Y36.591DWar operation involving other effects of nuclear weapons, civilian, subsequent encounter
- Y36.591SWar operation involving other effects of nuclear weapons, civilian, sequela
Y36.5 at a glance
| Code | Y36.5 |
|---|---|
| Description | War operations involving nuclear weapons |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to Y36.5.
- War operations involving dirty bomb NOS
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Y36
The conditions below can never be reported together with Y36.5 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 Y36.5? (6)
- Y36.50War operations involving unspecified effect of nuclear weaponnot billable
- Y36.51War operations involving direct blast effect of nuclear weaponnot billable
- Y36.52War operations involving indirect blast effect of nuclear weaponnot billable
- Y36.53War operations involving thermal radiation effect of nuclear weaponnot billable
- Y36.54War operation involving nuclear radiation effects of nuclear weaponnot billable
- Y36.59War operation involving other effects of nuclear weaponsnot billable
How long has Y36.5 existed?
Y36.5 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 family? (10)
- Y36.0War operations involving explosion of marine weaponsnot billable
- Y36.1War operations involving destruction of aircraftnot billable
- Y36.2War operations involving other explosions and fragmentsnot billable
- Y36.3War operations involving fires, conflagrations and hot substancesnot billable
- Y36.4War operations involving firearm discharge and other forms of conventional warfarenot billable
- Y36.6War operations involving biological weaponsnot billable
- Y36.7War operations involving chemical weapons and other forms of unconventional warfarenot billable
- Y36.8War operations occurring after cessation of hostilitiesnot billable
- Y36.9Other and unspecified war operationsnot billable
- Y36.ABlast overpressure in war operationsnot billable