Y38.4 — Terrorism involving firearms
Not billable
Is Y38.4 billable?
No — Y38.4 is a non-billable header code. Y38.4 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 Y38.4.
Billable codes under this header
- Y38.4X1ATerrorism involving firearms, public safety official injured, initial encounter
- Y38.4X1DTerrorism involving firearms, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.4X1STerrorism involving firearms, public safety official injured, sequela
- Y38.4X2ATerrorism involving firearms, civilian injured, initial encounter
- Y38.4X2DTerrorism involving firearms, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.4X2STerrorism involving firearms, civilian injured, sequela
- Y38.4X3ATerrorism involving firearms, terrorist injured, initial encounter
- Y38.4X3DTerrorism involving firearms, terrorist injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.4X3STerrorism involving firearms, terrorist injured, sequela
Y38.4 at a glance
| Code | Y38.4 |
|---|---|
| Description | Terrorism involving firearms |
| 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 Y38.4.
- Terrorism involving carbine bullet
- Terrorism involving machine gun bullet
- Terrorism involving pellets (shotgun)
- Terrorism involving pistol bullet
- Terrorism involving rifle bullet
- Terrorism involving rubber (rifle) bullet
Use additional code — inherited from Y38
Report an additional code alongside Y38.4 to fully describe the condition. Y38.4 is sequenced first.
- code for place of occurrence (Y92.-)
What codes fall under Y38.4? (1)
How long has Y38.4 existed?
Y38.4 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 Y38 family? (9)
- Y38.0Terrorism involving explosion of marine weaponsnot billable
- Y38.1Terrorism involving destruction of aircraftnot billable
- Y38.2Terrorism involving other explosions and fragmentsnot billable
- Y38.3Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substancesnot billable
- Y38.5Terrorism involving nuclear weaponsnot billable
- Y38.6Terrorism involving biological weaponsnot billable
- Y38.7Terrorism involving chemical weaponsnot billable
- Y38.8Terrorism involving other and unspecified meansnot billable
- Y38.9Terrorism, secondary effectsnot billable