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FY2027

Y36.54 — War operation involving nuclear radiation effects of nuclear weapon

Not billable

Is Y36.54 billable?

No — Y36.54 is a non-billable header code. Y36.54 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 Y36.54.

Y36.54 at a glance

CodeY36.54
DescriptionWar operation involving nuclear radiation effects of nuclear weapon
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is Y36.54 listed in the External Cause Index?

These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to Y36.54 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.

  • War operations › nuclear weapon › acute radiation exposure (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
  • War operations › nuclear weapon › fallout exposure (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
  • War operations › nuclear weapon › ionizing radiation (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
  • War operations › nuclear weapon › nuclear radiation (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
  • War operations › nuclear weapon › secondary effects (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
  • War operations › nuclear weapon › radiation › ionizing (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
  • War operations › nuclear weapon › radiation › nuclear (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
  • War operations › weapons › nuclear › acute radiation exposure (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
  • War operations › weapons › nuclear › fallout exposure (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
  • War operations › weapons › nuclear › secondary effects (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
  • War operations › weapons › nuclear › radiation › ionizing (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)
  • War operations › weapons › nuclear › radiation › nuclear (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to Y36.54.

  • War operation involving acute radiation exposure from nuclear weapon
  • War operation involving exposure to immediate ionizing radiation from nuclear weapon
  • War operation involving fallout exposure from nuclear weapon
  • War operation involving secondary effects of nuclear weapons

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Y36

The conditions below can never be reported together with Y36.54 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 Y36.54? (2)

How long has Y36.54 existed?

Y36.54 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 Y36.5 family? (5)