Y37.9 — Other and unspecified military operations
Not billable
Is Y37.9 billable?
No — Y37.9 is a non-billable header code. Y37.9 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 9 billable codes beneath Y37.9.
Billable codes under this header
- Y37.90XAMilitary operations, unspecified, initial encounter
- Y37.90XDMilitary operations, unspecified, subsequent encounter
- Y37.90XSMilitary operations, unspecified, sequela
- Y37.91XAMilitary operations involving unspecified weapon of mass destruction [WMD], initial encounter
- Y37.91XDMilitary operations involving unspecified weapon of mass destruction [WMD], subsequent encounter
- Y37.91XSMilitary operations involving unspecified weapon of mass destruction [WMD], sequela
- Y37.92XAMilitary operations involving friendly fire, initial encounter
- Y37.92XDMilitary operations involving friendly fire, subsequent encounter
- Y37.92XSMilitary operations involving friendly fire, sequela
Y37.9 at a glance
| Code | Y37.9 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other and unspecified military operations |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Y37
The conditions below can never be reported together with Y37.9 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 Y37.9? (3)
How long has Y37.9 existed?
Y37.9 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 family? (9)
- Y37.0Military operations involving explosion of marine weaponsnot billable
- Y37.1Military operations involving destruction of aircraftnot billable
- Y37.2Military operations involving other explosions and fragmentsnot billable
- Y37.3Military operations involving fires, conflagrations and hot substancesnot billable
- Y37.4Military operations involving firearm discharge and other forms of conventional warfarenot billable
- Y37.5Military operations involving nuclear weaponsnot billable
- Y37.6Military operations involving biological weaponsnot billable
- Y37.7Military operations involving chemical weapons and other forms of unconventional warfarenot billable
- Y37.ABlast overpressure in military operationsnot billable