Y38.8 — Terrorism involving other and unspecified means
Not billable
Is Y38.8 billable?
No — Y38.8 is a non-billable header code. Y38.8 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 18 billable codes beneath Y38.8.
Billable codes under this header
- Y38.80XATerrorism involving unspecified means, initial encounter
- Y38.80XDTerrorism involving unspecified means, subsequent encounter
- Y38.80XSTerrorism involving unspecified means, sequela
- Y38.811ATerrorism involving suicide bomber, public safety official injured, initial encounter
- Y38.811DTerrorism involving suicide bomber, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.811STerrorism involving suicide bomber, public safety official injured, sequela
- Y38.812ATerrorism involving suicide bomber, civilian injured, initial encounter
- Y38.812DTerrorism involving suicide bomber, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.812STerrorism involving suicide bomber, civilian injured, sequela
- Y38.891ATerrorism involving other means, public safety official injured, initial encounter
- Y38.891DTerrorism involving other means, public safety official injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.891STerrorism involving other means, public safety official injured, sequela
- Y38.892ATerrorism involving other means, civilian injured, initial encounter
- Y38.892DTerrorism involving other means, civilian injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.892STerrorism involving other means, civilian injured, sequela
- Y38.893ATerrorism involving other means, terrorist injured, initial encounter
- Y38.893DTerrorism involving other means, terrorist injured, subsequent encounter
- Y38.893STerrorism involving other means, terrorist injured, sequela
Y38.8 at a glance
| Code | Y38.8 |
|---|---|
| Description | Terrorism involving other and unspecified means |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Use additional code — inherited from Y38
Report an additional code alongside Y38.8 to fully describe the condition. Y38.8 is sequenced first.
- code for place of occurrence (Y92.-)
What codes fall under Y38.8? (3)
How long has Y38.8 existed?
Y38.8 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
- Y38.7Terrorism involving chemical weaponsnot billable
- Y38.9Terrorism, secondary effectsnot billable