ICD-10-CM Y35: Legal intervention

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for Y35

Legal intervention

Coding Notes & Guidelines for Y35

Includes Notes

any injury sustained as a result of an encounter with any law enforcement official, serving in any capacity at the time of the encounter, whether on-duty or off-duty. Includes: injury to law enforcement official, suspect and bystander

Inclusion Terms
  • Legal intervention involving gunshot wound
  • Legal intervention involving shot NOS
Inclusion Terms
  • Legal intervention involving injury by grenade
  • Legal intervention involving injury by mortar bomb
Inclusion Terms
  • Legal intervention involving asphyxiation by gas
  • Legal intervention involving poisoning by gas
Inclusion Terms

Legal intervention involving being hit or struck by blunt object

Inclusion Terms
  • Legal intervention involving being cut by sharp objects
  • Legal intervention involving being stabbed by sharp objects
Inclusion Terms
  • Electroshock device (taser)
  • Stun gun
7th Character Guidance

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y35

7th Character Definitions
  • A: initial encounter
  • D: subsequent encounter
  • S: sequela

Child Codes (More Specific Codes for Y35):

Y35.0 - Legal intervention involving firearm discharge Y35.00 - Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge Y35.001 - Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, law enforcement official injured Y35.002 - Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, bystander injured Y35.003 - Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, suspect injured Y35.009 - Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, unspecified person injured Y35.01 - Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun Y35.011 - Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun, law enforcement official injured Y35.012 - Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun, bystander injured Y35.013 - Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun, suspect injured Y35.019 - Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun, unspecified person injured Y35.02 - Legal intervention involving injury by handgun Y35.021 - Legal intervention involving injury by handgun, law enforcement official injured Y35.022 - Legal intervention involving injury by handgun, bystander injured Y35.023 - Legal intervention involving injury by handgun, suspect injured Y35.029 - Legal intervention involving injury by handgun, unspecified person injured Y35.03 - Legal intervention involving injury by rifle pellet Y35.031 - Legal intervention involving injury by rifle pellet, law enforcement official injured Y35.032 - Legal intervention involving injury by rifle pellet, bystander injured Y35.033 - Legal intervention involving injury by rifle pellet, suspect injured Y35.039 - Legal intervention involving injury by rifle pellet, unspecified person injured Y35.04 - Legal intervention involving injury by rubber bullet Y35.041 - Legal intervention involving injury by rubber bullet, law enforcement official injured Y35.042 - Legal intervention involving injury by rubber bullet, bystander injured Y35.043 - Legal intervention involving injury by rubber bullet, suspect injured Y35.049 - Legal intervention involving injury by rubber bullet, unspecified person injured Y35.09 - Legal intervention involving other firearm discharge Y35.091 - Legal intervention involving other firearm discharge, law enforcement official injured Y35.092 - Legal intervention involving other firearm discharge, bystander injured Y35.093 - Legal intervention involving other firearm discharge, suspect injured Y35.099 - Legal intervention involving other firearm discharge, unspecified person injured Y35.1 - Legal intervention involving explosives Y35.10 - Legal intervention involving unspecified explosives Y35.101 - Legal intervention involving unspecified explosives, law enforcement official injured Y35.102 - Legal intervention involving unspecified explosives, bystander injured Y35.103 - Legal intervention involving unspecified explosives, suspect injured Y35.109 - Legal intervention involving unspecified explosives, unspecified person injured Y35.11 - Legal intervention involving injury by dynamite Y35.111 - Legal intervention involving injury by dynamite, law enforcement official injured Y35.112 - Legal intervention involving injury by dynamite, bystander injured Y35.113 - Legal intervention involving injury by dynamite, suspect injured Y35.119 - Legal intervention involving injury by dynamite, unspecified person injured Y35.12 - Legal intervention involving injury by explosive shell Y35.121 - Legal intervention involving injury by explosive shell, law enforcement official injured Y35.122 - Legal intervention involving injury by explosive shell, bystander injured Y35.123 - Legal intervention involving injury by explosive shell, suspect injured Y35.129 - Legal intervention involving injury by explosive shell, unspecified person injured Y35.19 - Legal intervention involving other explosives Y35.191 - Legal intervention involving other explosives, law enforcement official injured Y35.192 - Legal intervention involving other explosives, bystander injured Y35.193 - Legal intervention involving other explosives, suspect injured Y35.199 - Legal intervention involving other explosives, unspecified person injured Y35.2 - Legal intervention involving gas Y35.20 - Legal intervention involving unspecified gas Y35.201 - Legal intervention involving unspecified gas, law enforcement official injured Y35.202 - Legal intervention involving unspecified gas, bystander injured Y35.203 - Legal intervention involving unspecified gas, suspect injured Y35.209 - Legal intervention involving unspecified gas, unspecified person injured Y35.21 - Legal intervention involving injury by tear gas Y35.211 - Legal intervention involving injury by tear gas, law enforcement official injured Y35.212 - Legal intervention involving injury by tear gas, bystander injured Y35.213 - Legal intervention involving injury by tear gas, suspect injured Y35.219 - Legal intervention involving injury by tear gas, unspecified person injured Y35.29 - Legal intervention involving other gas Y35.291 - Legal intervention involving other gas, law enforcement official injured Y35.292 - Legal intervention involving other gas, bystander injured Y35.293 - Legal intervention involving other gas, suspect injured Y35.299 - Legal intervention involving other gas, unspecified person injured Y35.3 - Legal intervention involving blunt objects Y35.30 - Legal intervention involving unspecified blunt objects Y35.301 - Legal intervention involving unspecified blunt objects, law enforcement official injured Y35.302 - Legal intervention involving unspecified blunt objects, bystander injured Y35.303 - Legal intervention involving unspecified blunt objects, suspect injured Y35.309 - Legal intervention involving unspecified blunt objects, unspecified person injured Y35.31 - Legal intervention involving baton Y35.311 - Legal intervention involving baton, law enforcement official injured Y35.312 - Legal intervention involving baton, bystander injured Y35.313 - Legal intervention involving baton, suspect injured Y35.319 - Legal intervention involving baton, unspecified person injured Y35.39 - Legal intervention involving other blunt objects Y35.391 - Legal intervention involving other blunt objects, law enforcement official injured Y35.392 - Legal intervention involving other blunt objects, bystander injured Y35.393 - Legal intervention involving other blunt objects, suspect injured Y35.399 - Legal intervention involving other blunt objects, unspecified person injured Y35.4 - Legal intervention involving sharp objects Y35.40 - Legal intervention involving unspecified sharp objects Y35.401 - Legal intervention involving unspecified sharp objects, law enforcement official injured Y35.402 - Legal intervention involving unspecified sharp objects, bystander injured Y35.403 - Legal intervention involving unspecified sharp objects, suspect injured Y35.409 - Legal intervention involving unspecified sharp objects, unspecified person injured Y35.41 - Legal intervention involving bayonet Y35.411 - Legal intervention involving bayonet, law enforcement official injured Y35.412 - Legal intervention involving bayonet, bystander injured Y35.413 - Legal intervention involving bayonet, suspect injured Y35.419 - Legal intervention involving bayonet, unspecified person injured Y35.49 - Legal intervention involving other sharp objects Y35.491 - Legal intervention involving other sharp objects, law enforcement official injured Y35.492 - Legal intervention involving other sharp objects, bystander injured Y35.493 - Legal intervention involving other sharp objects, suspect injured Y35.499 - Legal intervention involving other sharp objects, unspecified person injured Y35.8 - Legal intervention involving other specified means Y35.81 - Legal intervention involving manhandling Y35.811 - Legal intervention involving manhandling, law enforcement official injured Y35.812 - Legal intervention involving manhandling, bystander injured Y35.813 - Legal intervention involving manhandling, suspect injured Y35.819 - Legal intervention involving manhandling, unspecified person injured Y35.83 - Legal intervention involving a conducted energy device Y35.831 - Legal intervention involving a conducted energy device, law enforcement official injured Y35.832 - Legal intervention involving a conducted energy device, bystander injured Y35.833 - Legal intervention involving a conducted energy device, suspect injured Y35.839 - Legal intervention involving a conducted energy device, unspecified person injured Y35.89 - Legal intervention involving other specified means Y35.891 - Legal intervention involving other specified means, law enforcement official injured Y35.892 - Legal intervention involving other specified means, bystander injured Y35.893 - Legal intervention involving other specified means, suspect injured Y35.899 - Legal intervention involving other specified means, unspecified person injured Y35.9 - Legal intervention, means unspecified Y35.91 - Legal intervention, means unspecified, law enforcement official injured Y35.92 - Legal intervention, means unspecified, bystander injured Y35.93 - Legal intervention, means unspecified, suspect injured Y35.99 - Legal intervention, means unspecified, unspecified person injured

About ICD-10-CM Code Y35 (Legal intervention)

ICD-10-CM code Y35 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM Y35 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about Y35 - Legal intervention. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Legal intervention.