Y37.5 — Military operations involving nuclear weapons

Not billable

Is Y37.5 billable?

No — Y37.5 is a non-billable header code. Y37.5 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 36 billable codes beneath Y37.5.

Billable codes under this header

Y37.500AMilitary operations involving unspecified effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel, initial encounter
Y37.500DMilitary operations involving unspecified effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel, subsequent encounter
Y37.500SMilitary operations involving unspecified effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel, sequela
Y37.501AMilitary operations involving unspecified effect of nuclear weapon, civilian, initial encounter
Y37.501DMilitary operations involving unspecified effect of nuclear weapon, civilian, subsequent encounter
Y37.501SMilitary operations involving unspecified effect of nuclear weapon, civilian, sequela
Y37.510AMilitary operations involving direct blast effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel, initial encounter
Y37.510DMilitary operations involving direct blast effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel, subsequent encounter
Y37.510SMilitary operations involving direct blast effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel, sequela
Y37.511AMilitary operations involving direct blast effect of nuclear weapon, civilian, initial encounter
Y37.511DMilitary operations involving direct blast effect of nuclear weapon, civilian, subsequent encounter
Y37.511SMilitary operations involving direct blast effect of nuclear weapon, civilian, sequela
Y37.520AMilitary operations involving indirect blast effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel, initial encounter
Y37.520DMilitary operations involving indirect blast effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel, subsequent encounter
Y37.520SMilitary operations involving indirect blast effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel, sequela
Y37.521AMilitary operations involving indirect blast effect of nuclear weapon, civilian, initial encounter
Y37.521DMilitary operations involving indirect blast effect of nuclear weapon, civilian, subsequent encounter
Y37.521SMilitary operations involving indirect blast effect of nuclear weapon, civilian, sequela
Y37.530AMilitary operations involving thermal radiation effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel, initial encounter
Y37.530DMilitary operations involving thermal radiation effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel, subsequent encounter
Y37.530SMilitary operations involving thermal radiation effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel, sequela
Y37.531AMilitary operations involving thermal radiation effect of nuclear weapon, civilian, initial encounter
Y37.531DMilitary operations involving thermal radiation effect of nuclear weapon, civilian, subsequent encounter
Y37.531SMilitary operations involving thermal radiation effect of nuclear weapon, civilian, sequela
Y37.540AMilitary operation involving nuclear radiation effects of nuclear weapon, military personnel, initial encounter
Y37.540DMilitary operation involving nuclear radiation effects of nuclear weapon, military personnel, subsequent encounter
Y37.540SMilitary operation involving nuclear radiation effects of nuclear weapon, military personnel, sequela
Y37.541AMilitary operation involving nuclear radiation effects of nuclear weapon, civilian, initial encounter
Y37.541DMilitary operation involving nuclear radiation effects of nuclear weapon, civilian, subsequent encounter
Y37.541SMilitary operation involving nuclear radiation effects of nuclear weapon, civilian, sequela
Y37.590AMilitary operation involving other effects of nuclear weapons, military personnel, initial encounter
Y37.590DMilitary operation involving other effects of nuclear weapons, military personnel, subsequent encounter
Y37.590SMilitary operation involving other effects of nuclear weapons, military personnel, sequela
Y37.591AMilitary operation involving other effects of nuclear weapons, civilian, initial encounter
Y37.591DMilitary operation involving other effects of nuclear weapons, civilian, subsequent encounter
Y37.591SMilitary operation involving other effects of nuclear weapons, civilian, sequela

Y37.5 at a glance

Code	Y37.5
Description	Military operations involving nuclear weapons
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to Y37.5.

Military operation involving dirty bomb NOS

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Y37

The conditions below can never be reported together with Y37.5 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 Y37.5? (6)

How long has Y37.5 existed?

Y37.5 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.