Y37.33 — Military operations involving flamethrower
Is Y37.33 billable?
No — Y37.33 is a non-billable header code. Y37.33 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 Y37.33.
Billable codes under this header
- Y37.330AMilitary operations involving flamethrower, military personnel, initial encounter
- Y37.330DMilitary operations involving flamethrower, military personnel, subsequent encounter
- Y37.330SMilitary operations involving flamethrower, military personnel, sequela
- Y37.331AMilitary operations involving flamethrower, civilian, initial encounter
- Y37.331DMilitary operations involving flamethrower, civilian, subsequent encounter
- Y37.331SMilitary operations involving flamethrower, civilian, sequela
Y37.33 at a glance
| Code | Y37.33 |
|---|---|
| Description | Military operations involving flamethrower |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is Y37.33 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to Y37.33 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Military operations › flamethrower (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 Y37.33 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 Y37.33 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 Y37.33? (2)
How long has Y37.33 existed?
Y37.33 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
- Y37.32Military operations involving incendiary bulletnot billable
- Y37.39Military operations involving other fires, conflagrations and hot substancesnot billable