Y38.3X1 — Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, public safety official injured
Is Y38.3X1 billable?
No — Y38.3X1 is a non-billable header code. Y38.3X1 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 3 billable codes beneath Y38.3X1.
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
Y38.3X1 at a glance
| Code | Y38.3X1 |
|---|---|
| Description | Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, public safety official injured |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is Y38.3X1 listed in the External Cause Index?
The External Cause of Injuries Index lists these routes under Y38.3X, the nearest indexed parent of Y38.3X1. This is a separate index from the Alphabetic Index and is where external cause codes are looked up.
- 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 Y38.3X1 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 Y38.3X1 to fully describe the condition. Y38.3X1 is sequenced first.
- code for place of occurrence (Y92.-)
What codes fall under Y38.3X1? (3)
- 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
How long has Y38.3X1 existed?
Y38.3X1 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.