Y37.32 — Military operations involving incendiary bullet
Is Y37.32 billable?
No — Y37.32 is a non-billable header code. Y37.32 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 Y37.32.
Billable codes under this header
- Y37.320AMilitary operations involving incendiary bullet, military personnel, initial encounter
- Y37.320DMilitary operations involving incendiary bullet, military personnel, subsequent encounter
- Y37.320SMilitary operations involving incendiary bullet, military personnel, sequela
- Y37.321AMilitary operations involving incendiary bullet, civilian, initial encounter
- Y37.321DMilitary operations involving incendiary bullet, civilian, subsequent encounter
- Y37.321SMilitary operations involving incendiary bullet, civilian, sequela
Y37.32 at a glance
| Code | Y37.32 |
|---|---|
| Description | Military operations involving incendiary bullet |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is Y37.32 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to Y37.32 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Military operations › incendiary bullet (injuries to military and civilians occuring during peacetime on military property and during routine military exercises and operations) (by) (from) (involving)
- Military operations › bullet › incendiary (injuries to military and civilians occuring during peacetime on military property and during routine military exercises and operations) (by) (from) (involving)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Y37
The conditions below can never be reported together with Y37.32 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 Y37.3
The conditions below can never be reported together with Y37.32 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 fires and conflagrations aboard military aircraft (Y37.1-)
- military operations involving fires and conflagrations aboard military watercraft (Y37.0-)
- military operations involving fires and conflagrations caused indirectly by conventional weapons (Y37.2-)
- military operations involving fires and thermal effects of nuclear weapons (Y36.53-)
What codes fall under Y37.32? (2)
How long has Y37.32 existed?
Y37.32 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 Y37.3 family? (4)
- Y37.30Military operations involving unspecified fire, conflagration and hot substancenot billable
- Y37.31Military operations involving gasoline bombnot billable
- Y37.33Military operations involving flamethrowernot billable
- Y37.39Military operations involving other fires, conflagrations and hot substancesnot billable