Y37.42 — Military operations involving firearms pellets
Is Y37.42 billable?
No — Y37.42 is a non-billable header code. Y37.42 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 Y37.42.
Billable codes under this header
- Y37.420AMilitary operations involving firearms pellets, military personnel, initial encounter
- Y37.420DMilitary operations involving firearms pellets, military personnel, subsequent encounter
- Y37.420SMilitary operations involving firearms pellets, military personnel, sequela
- Y37.421AMilitary operations involving firearms pellets, civilian, initial encounter
- Y37.421DMilitary operations involving firearms pellets, civilian, subsequent encounter
- Y37.421SMilitary operations involving firearms pellets, civilian, sequela
Y37.42 at a glance
| Code | Y37.42 |
|---|---|
| Description | Military operations involving firearms pellets |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is Y37.42 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to Y37.42 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Military operations › firearms › pellets (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 Y37.42 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.-)
What codes fall under Y37.42? (2)
How long has Y37.42 existed?
Y37.42 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 Y37.4 family? (7)
- Y37.41Military operations involving rubber bulletsnot billable
- Y37.43Military operations involving other firearms dischargenot billable
- Y37.44Military operations involving unarmed hand to hand combatnot billable
- Y37.45Military operations involving combat using blunt or piercing objectnot billable
- Y37.46Military operations involving intentional restriction of air and airwaynot billable
- Y37.47Military operations involving unintentional restriction of air and airwaynot billable
- Y37.49Military operations involving other forms of conventional warfarenot billable