Y37.29 — Military operations involving other explosions and fragments

Not billable

Is Y37.29 billable?

No — Y37.29 is a non-billable header code. Y37.29 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 Y37.29.

Billable codes under this header

Y37.290AMilitary operations involving other explosions and fragments, military personnel, initial encounter
Y37.290DMilitary operations involving other explosions and fragments, military personnel, subsequent encounter
Y37.290SMilitary operations involving other explosions and fragments, military personnel, sequela
Y37.291AMilitary operations involving other explosions and fragments, civilian, initial encounter
Y37.291DMilitary operations involving other explosions and fragments, civilian, subsequent encounter
Y37.291SMilitary operations involving other explosions and fragments, civilian, sequela

Y37.29 at a glance

Code	Y37.29
Description	Military operations involving other explosions and fragments
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is Y37.29 listed in the External Cause Index?

These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to Y37.29 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.

Military operations › shrapnel NOS (injuries to military and civilians occuring during peacetime on military property and during routine military exercises and operations) (by) (from) (involving)
Military operations › explosion › grenade (injuries to military and civilians occuring during peacetime on military property and during routine military exercises and operations) (by) (from) (involving)
Military operations › explosion › land mine (injuries to military and civilians occuring during peacetime on military property and during routine military exercises and operations) (by) (from) (involving)
Military operations › explosion › specified NEC (injuries to military and civilians occuring during peacetime on military property and during routine military exercises and operations) (by) (from) (involving)
Military operations › fragments › specified NEC (injuries to military and civilians occuring during peacetime on military property and during routine military exercises and operations) (by) (from) (involving)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to Y37.29.

Military operations involving explosion of grenade
Military operations involving explosions of land mine
Military operations involving shrapnel NOS

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Y37

The conditions below can never be reported together with Y37.29 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

military aircraft involved in aircraft accident with civilian aircraft (V97.81-)
military vehicles involved in transport accident with civilian vehicle (V09.01, V09.21, V19.81, V29.818, V39.81, V49.81, V59.81, V69.81, V79.81)
military watercraft involved in water transport accident with civilian watercraft (V94.81-)
war operations (Y36.-)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Y37.2

The conditions below can never be reported together with Y37.29 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

military operations involving explosion of aircraft (Y37.1-)
military operations involving explosion of marine weapons (Y37.0-)
military operations involving explosion of nuclear weapons (Y37.5-)

What codes fall under Y37.29? (2)

How long has Y37.29 existed?

Y37.29 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.