Y37.50 — Military operations involving unspecified effect of nuclear weapon
Is Y37.50 billable?
No — Y37.50 is a non-billable header code. Y37.50 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 Y37.50.
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
Y37.50 at a glance
| Code | Y37.50 |
|---|---|
| Description | Military operations involving unspecified effect of nuclear weapon |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is Y37.50 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to Y37.50 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Military operations › dirty bomb (injuries to military and civilians occuring during peacetime on military property and during routine military exercises and operations) (by) (from) (involving)
- Military operations › nuclear weapon (injuries to military and civilians occuring during peacetime on military property and during routine military exercises and operations) (by) (from) (involving)
- Military operations › bomb › dirty (injuries to military and civilians occuring during peacetime on military property and during routine military exercises and operations) (by) (from) (involving)
- Military operations › weapons › nuclear (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 Y37.50 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 Y37.50? (2)
How long has Y37.50 existed?
Y37.50 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 Y37.5 family? (5)
- Y37.51Military operations involving direct blast effect of nuclear weaponnot billable
- Y37.52Military operations involving indirect blast effect of nuclear weaponnot billable
- Y37.53Military operations involving thermal radiation effect of nuclear weaponnot billable
- Y37.54Military operation involving nuclear radiation effects of nuclear weaponnot billable
- Y37.59Military operation involving other effects of nuclear weaponsnot billable