Y36.6 — War operations involving biological weapons
Not billable
Is Y36.6 billable?
No — Y36.6 is a non-billable header code. Y36.6 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 Y36.6.
Billable codes under this header
- Y36.6X0AWar operations involving biological weapons, military personnel, initial encounter
- Y36.6X0DWar operations involving biological weapons, military personnel, subsequent encounter
- Y36.6X0SWar operations involving biological weapons, military personnel, sequela
- Y36.6X1AWar operations involving biological weapons, civilian, initial encounter
- Y36.6X1DWar operations involving biological weapons, civilian, subsequent encounter
- Y36.6X1SWar operations involving biological weapons, civilian, sequela
Y36.6 at a glance
| Code | Y36.6 |
|---|---|
| Description | War operations involving biological weapons |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Y36
The conditions below can never be reported together with Y36.6 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 Y36.6? (1)
How long has Y36.6 existed?
Y36.6 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
- Y36.5War operations involving nuclear 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