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Y36 - Operations of war


The ICD 10 Code for Operations of war is listed as Y36.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: Y36
Description: Operations of war
  • Includes: injuries to military personnel and civilians caused by war, civil insurrection, and peacekeeping missions
  • Excludes1: injury to military personnel occurring during peacetime military operations (Y37.-)
  • military vehicles involved in transport accidents with non-military vehicle during peacetime (V09.01, V09.21, V19.81, V29.81, V39.81, V49.81, V59.81, V69.81, V79.81)
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y36
  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela
Chapter External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of Y36:
Y36.0 - War operations involving explosion of marine weapons
Y36.1 - War operations involving destruction of aircraft
Y36.2 - War operations involving other explosions and fragments
Y36.3 - War operations involving fires, conflagrations and hot substances
Y36.4 - War operations involving firearm discharge and other forms of conventional warfare
Y36.5 - War operations involving nuclear weapons
Y36.6 - War operations involving biological weapons
Y36.7 - War operations involving chemical weapons and other forms of unconventional warfare
Y36.8 - War operations occurring after cessation of hostilities
Y36.9 - Other and unspecified war operations