Y38.3X — Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances
Is Y38.3X billable?
No — Y38.3X is a non-billable header code. Y38.3X 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 Y38.3X.
Billable codes under this header
- Y38.3X1ATerrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, public safety official injured, initial encounter
- Y38.3X1DTerrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.3X1STerrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, public safety official injured, sequela
- Y38.3X2ATerrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, civilian injured, initial encounter
- Y38.3X2DTerrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.3X2STerrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, civilian injured, sequela
- Y38.3X3ATerrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, terrorist injured, initial encounter
- Y38.3X3DTerrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, terrorist injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.3X3STerrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, terrorist injured, sequela
Y38.3X at a glance
| Code | Y38.3X |
|---|---|
| Description | Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is Y38.3X listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to Y38.3X — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Terrorism › conflagration (involving)
- Terrorism › fire (involving)
- Terrorism › hot substances (involving)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Y38.3
The conditions below can never be reported together with Y38.3X on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- terrorism involving fire or heat of nuclear weapon (Y38.5)
Use additional code — inherited from Y38
Report an additional code alongside Y38.3X to fully describe the condition. Y38.3X is sequenced first.
- code for place of occurrence (Y92.-)
What codes fall under Y38.3X? (3)
- Y38.3X1Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, public safety official injurednot billable
- Y38.3X2Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, civilian injurednot billable
- Y38.3X3Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, terrorist injurednot billable
How long has Y38.3X existed?
Y38.3X 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.