ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)
Official Description for Y35
Legal intervention
Coding Notes & Guidelines for Y35
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
- Legal intervention involving gunshot wound
- Legal intervention involving shot NOS
- Legal intervention involving injury by grenade
- Legal intervention involving injury by mortar bomb
- Legal intervention involving asphyxiation by gas
- Legal intervention involving poisoning by gas
Legal intervention involving being hit or struck by blunt object
- Legal intervention involving being cut by sharp objects
- Legal intervention involving being stabbed by sharp objects
- Electroshock device (taser)
- Stun gun
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y35
- A: initial encounter
- D: subsequent encounter
- S: sequela
Child Codes (More Specific Codes for Y35):
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.