Y38.6 — Terrorism involving biological weapons
Not billable
Is Y38.6 billable?
No — Y38.6 is a non-billable header code. Y38.6 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 Y38.6.
Billable codes under this header
- Y38.6X1ATerrorism involving biological weapons, public safety official injured, initial encounter
- Y38.6X1DTerrorism involving biological weapons, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.6X1STerrorism involving biological weapons, public safety official injured, sequela
- Y38.6X2ATerrorism involving biological weapons, civilian injured, initial encounter
- Y38.6X2DTerrorism involving biological weapons, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.6X2STerrorism involving biological weapons, civilian injured, sequela
- Y38.6X3ATerrorism involving biological weapons, terrorist injured, initial encounter
- Y38.6X3DTerrorism involving biological weapons, terrorist injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.6X3STerrorism involving biological weapons, terrorist injured, sequela
Y38.6 at a glance
| Code | Y38.6 |
|---|---|
| Description | Terrorism involving biological 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 Y38.6.
- Terrorism involving anthrax
- Terrorism involving cholera
- Terrorism involving smallpox
Use additional code — inherited from Y38
Report an additional code alongside Y38.6 to fully describe the condition. Y38.6 is sequenced first.
- code for place of occurrence (Y92.-)
What codes fall under Y38.6? (1)
How long has Y38.6 existed?
Y38.6 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
- Y38.5Terrorism involving nuclear weaponsnot billable
- Y38.7Terrorism involving chemical weaponsnot billable
- Y38.8Terrorism involving other and unspecified meansnot billable
- Y38.9Terrorism, secondary effectsnot billable