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