Y38.5 — Terrorism involving nuclear weapons
Not billable
Is Y38.5 billable?
No — Y38.5 is a non-billable header code. Y38.5 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 Y38.5.
Billable codes under this header
- Y38.5X1ATerrorism involving nuclear weapons, public safety official injured, initial encounter
- Y38.5X1DTerrorism involving nuclear weapons, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.5X1STerrorism involving nuclear weapons, public safety official injured, sequela
- Y38.5X2ATerrorism involving nuclear weapons, civilian injured, initial encounter
- Y38.5X2DTerrorism involving nuclear weapons, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.5X2STerrorism involving nuclear weapons, civilian injured, sequela
- Y38.5X3ATerrorism involving nuclear weapons, terrorist injured, initial encounter
- Y38.5X3DTerrorism involving nuclear weapons, terrorist injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.5X3STerrorism involving nuclear weapons, terrorist injured, sequela
Y38.5 at a glance
| Code | Y38.5 |
|---|---|
| Description | Terrorism involving nuclear weapons |
| 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 Y38.5.
- Terrorism involving blast effects of nuclear weapon
- Terrorism involving exposure to ionizing radiation from nuclear weapon
- Terrorism involving fireball effect of nuclear weapon
- Terrorism involving heat from nuclear weapon
Use additional code — inherited from Y38
Report an additional code alongside Y38.5 to fully describe the condition. Y38.5 is sequenced first.
- code for place of occurrence (Y92.-)
What codes fall under Y38.5? (1)
How long has Y38.5 existed?
Y38.5 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
- Y38.4Terrorism involving firearmsnot 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