Y38Terrorism
ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Legal intervention, operations of war, military operations, and terrorism (Y35-Y38)
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
- These codes are for use to identify injuries resulting from the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a Government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objective
Use Additional Code
- code for place of occurrence (Y92.-)
7th Character Note
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y38
Subcategories (10)
- Y38.0 Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons
- Y38.1 Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft
- Y38.2 Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments
- Y38.3 Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances
- Y38.4 Terrorism involving firearms
- Y38.5 Terrorism involving nuclear weapons
- Y38.6 Terrorism involving biological weapons
- Y38.7 Terrorism involving chemical weapons
- Y38.8 Terrorism involving other and unspecified means
- Y38.9 Terrorism, secondary effects