ICD-10-CM Y36: Operations of war

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for Y36

Operations of war

Coding Notes & Guidelines for Y36

Includes Notes

injuries to military personnel and civilians caused by war, civil insurrection, and peacekeeping missions

Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • 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, V29.818, V39.81, V49.81, V59.81, V69.81, V79.81)
Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • war operations involving explosion of aircraft (Y36.1-)
  • war operations involving explosion of marine weapons (Y36.0-)
  • war operations involving explosion of nuclear weapons (Y36.5-)
  • war operations involving explosion occurring after cessation of hostilities (Y36.8-)
Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • war operations involving fires and conflagrations aboard military aircraft (Y36.1-)
  • war operations involving fires and conflagrations aboard military watercraft (Y36.0-)
  • war operations involving fires and conflagrations caused indirectly by conventional weapons (Y36.2-)
  • war operations involving fires and thermal effects of nuclear weapons (Y36.53-)
Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • war operations involving munitions fragments (Y36.25-)
  • war operations involving incendiary bullets (Y36.32-)
Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • war operations involving combat using blunt or piercing object (Y36.45-)
  • war operations involving intentional restriction of air and airway (Y36.46-)
  • war operations involving unintentional restriction of air and airway (Y36.47-)
Excludes1: Not Coded Here

war operations involving incendiary devices (Y36.3-, Y36.5-)

Inclusion Terms

War operations involving underwater blast NOS

Inclusion Terms

War operations involving explosion of marine mine, at sea or in harbor

Inclusion Terms
  • War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to air to air missile
  • War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to explosive placed on aircraft
  • War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to rocket propelled grenade [RPG]
  • War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to small arms fire
  • War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to surface to air missile
Inclusion Terms
  • War operations involving air blast NOS
  • War operations involving blast NOS
  • War operations involving blast fragments NOS
  • War operations involving blast wave NOS
  • War operations involving blast wind NOS
  • War operations involving explosion NOS
  • War operations involving explosion of bomb NOS
Inclusion Terms
  • War operations involving explosion of person-borne improvised explosive device [IED]
  • War operations involving explosion of vehicle-borne improvised explosive device [IED]
  • War operations involving explosion of roadside improvised explosive device [IED]
Inclusion Terms
  • War operations involving fragments of person-borne improvised explosive device [IED]
  • War operations involving fragments of vehicle-borne improvised explosive device [IED]
  • War operations involving fragments of roadside improvised explosive device [IED]
Inclusion Terms
  • War operations involving explosion of grenade
  • War operations involving explosions of land mine
  • War operations involving shrapnel NOS
Inclusion Terms

War operations involving smoke, fumes, and heat from fires, conflagrations and hot substances

Inclusion Terms
  • War operations involving incendiary bomb
  • War operations involving petrol bomb
Inclusion Terms

War operations involving bullets NOS

Inclusion Terms

War operations involving dirty bomb NOS

Inclusion Terms

War operations involving blast pressure of nuclear weapon

Inclusion Terms
  • War operations involving being thrown by blast of nuclear weapon
  • War operations involving being struck or crushed by blast debris of nuclear weapon
Inclusion Terms
  • War operations involving direct heat from nuclear weapon
  • War operation involving fireball effects from nuclear weapon
Inclusion Terms
  • War operation involving acute radiation exposure from nuclear weapon
  • War operation involving exposure to immediate ionizing radiation from nuclear weapon
  • War operation involving fallout exposure from nuclear weapon
  • War operation involving secondary effects of nuclear weapons
Inclusion Terms

War operations classifiable to categories Y36.0-Y36.8 but occurring after cessation of hostilities

7th Character Guidance

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y36

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

Child Codes (More Specific Codes for Y36):

Y36.0 - War operations involving explosion of marine weapons Y36.00 - War operations involving explosion of unspecified marine weapon Y36.000 - War operations involving explosion of unspecified marine weapon, military personnel Y36.001 - War operations involving explosion of unspecified marine weapon, civilian Y36.01 - War operations involving explosion of depth-charge Y36.010 - War operations involving explosion of depth-charge, military personnel Y36.011 - War operations involving explosion of depth-charge, civilian Y36.02 - War operations involving explosion of marine mine Y36.020 - War operations involving explosion of marine mine, military personnel Y36.021 - War operations involving explosion of marine mine, civilian Y36.03 - War operations involving explosion of sea-based artillery shell Y36.030 - War operations involving explosion of sea-based artillery shell, military personnel Y36.031 - War operations involving explosion of sea-based artillery shell, civilian Y36.04 - War operations involving explosion of torpedo Y36.040 - War operations involving explosion of torpedo, military personnel Y36.041 - War operations involving explosion of torpedo, civilian Y36.05 - War operations involving accidental detonation of onboard marine weapons Y36.050 - War operations involving accidental detonation of onboard marine weapons, military personnel Y36.051 - War operations involving accidental detonation of onboard marine weapons, civilian Y36.09 - War operations involving explosion of other marine weapons Y36.090 - War operations involving explosion of other marine weapons, military personnel Y36.091 - War operations involving explosion of other marine weapons, civilian Y36.1 - War operations involving destruction of aircraft Y36.10 - War operations involving unspecified destruction of aircraft Y36.100 - War operations involving unspecified destruction of aircraft, military personnel Y36.101 - War operations involving unspecified destruction of aircraft, civilian Y36.11 - War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to enemy fire or explosives Y36.110 - War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to enemy fire or explosives, military personnel Y36.111 - War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to enemy fire or explosives, civilian Y36.12 - War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to collision with other aircraft Y36.120 - War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to collision with other aircraft, military personnel Y36.121 - War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to collision with other aircraft, civilian Y36.13 - War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to onboard fire Y36.130 - War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to onboard fire, military personnel Y36.131 - War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to onboard fire, civilian Y36.14 - War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to accidental detonation of onboard munitions and explosives Y36.140 - War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to accidental detonation of onboard munitions and explosives, military personnel Y36.141 - War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to accidental detonation of onboard munitions and explosives, civilian Y36.19 - War operations involving other destruction of aircraft Y36.190 - War operations involving other destruction of aircraft, military personnel Y36.191 - War operations involving other destruction of aircraft, civilian Y36.2 - War operations involving other explosions and fragments Y36.20 - War operations involving unspecified explosion and fragments Y36.200 - War operations involving unspecified explosion and fragments, military personnel Y36.201 - War operations involving unspecified explosion and fragments, civilian Y36.21 - War operations involving explosion of aerial bomb Y36.210 - War operations involving explosion of aerial bomb, military personnel Y36.211 - War operations involving explosion of aerial bomb, civilian Y36.22 - War operations involving explosion of guided missile Y36.220 - War operations involving explosion of guided missile, military personnel Y36.221 - War operations involving explosion of guided missile, civilian Y36.23 - War operations involving explosion of improvised explosive device [IED] Y36.230 - War operations involving explosion of improvised explosive device [IED], military personnel Y36.231 - War operations involving explosion of improvised explosive device [IED], civilian Y36.24 - War operations involving explosion due to accidental detonation and discharge of own munitions or munitions launch device Y36.240 - War operations involving explosion due to accidental detonation and discharge of own munitions or munitions launch device, military personnel Y36.241 - War operations involving explosion due to accidental detonation and discharge of own munitions or munitions launch device, civilian Y36.25 - War operations involving fragments from munitions Y36.250 - War operations involving fragments from munitions, military personnel Y36.251 - War operations involving fragments from munitions, civilian Y36.26 - War operations involving fragments of improvised explosive device [IED] Y36.260 - War operations involving fragments of improvised explosive device [IED], military personnel Y36.261 - War operations involving fragments of improvised explosive device [IED], civilian Y36.27 - War operations involving fragments from weapons Y36.270 - War operations involving fragments from weapons, military personnel Y36.271 - War operations involving fragments from weapons, civilian Y36.29 - War operations involving other explosions and fragments Y36.290 - War operations involving other explosions and fragments, military personnel Y36.291 - War operations involving other explosions and fragments, civilian Y36.3 - War operations involving fires, conflagrations and hot substances Y36.30 - War operations involving unspecified fire, conflagration and hot substance Y36.300 - War operations involving unspecified fire, conflagration and hot substance, military personnel Y36.301 - War operations involving unspecified fire, conflagration and hot substance, civilian Y36.31 - War operations involving gasoline bomb Y36.310 - War operations involving gasoline bomb, military personnel Y36.311 - War operations involving gasoline bomb, civilian Y36.32 - War operations involving incendiary bullet Y36.320 - War operations involving incendiary bullet, military personnel Y36.321 - War operations involving incendiary bullet, civilian Y36.33 - War operations involving flamethrower Y36.330 - War operations involving flamethrower, military personnel Y36.331 - War operations involving flamethrower, civilian Y36.39 - War operations involving other fires, conflagrations and hot substances Y36.390 - War operations involving other fires, conflagrations and hot substances, military personnel Y36.391 - War operations involving other fires, conflagrations and hot substances, civilian Y36.4 - War operations involving firearm discharge and other forms of conventional warfare Y36.41 - War operations involving rubber bullets Y36.410 - War operations involving rubber bullets, military personnel Y36.411 - War operations involving rubber bullets, civilian Y36.42 - War operations involving firearms pellets Y36.420 - War operations involving firearms pellets, military personnel Y36.421 - War operations involving firearms pellets, civilian Y36.43 - War operations involving other firearms discharge Y36.430 - War operations involving other firearms discharge, military personnel Y36.431 - War operations involving other firearms discharge, civilian Y36.44 - War operations involving unarmed hand to hand combat Y36.440 - War operations involving unarmed hand to hand combat, military personnel Y36.441 - War operations involving unarmed hand to hand combat, civilian Y36.45 - War operations involving combat using blunt or piercing object Y36.450 - War operations involving combat using blunt or piercing object, military personnel Y36.451 - War operations involving combat using blunt or piercing object, civilian Y36.46 - War operations involving intentional restriction of air and airway Y36.460 - War operations involving intentional restriction of air and airway, military personnel Y36.461 - War operations involving intentional restriction of air and airway, civilian Y36.47 - War operations involving unintentional restriction of air and airway Y36.470 - War operations involving unintentional restriction of air and airway, military personnel Y36.471 - War operations involving unintentional restriction of air and airway, civilian Y36.49 - War operations involving other forms of conventional warfare Y36.490 - War operations involving other forms of conventional warfare, military personnel Y36.491 - War operations involving other forms of conventional warfare, civilian Y36.5 - War operations involving nuclear weapons Y36.50 - War operations involving unspecified effect of nuclear weapon Y36.500 - War operations involving unspecified effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel Y36.501 - War operations involving unspecified effect of nuclear weapon, civilian Y36.51 - War operations involving direct blast effect of nuclear weapon Y36.510 - War operations involving direct blast effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel Y36.511 - War operations involving direct blast effect of nuclear weapon, civilian Y36.52 - War operations involving indirect blast effect of nuclear weapon Y36.520 - War operations involving indirect blast effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel Y36.521 - War operations involving indirect blast effect of nuclear weapon, civilian Y36.53 - War operations involving thermal radiation effect of nuclear weapon Y36.530 - War operations involving thermal radiation effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel Y36.531 - War operations involving thermal radiation effect of nuclear weapon, civilian Y36.54 - War operation involving nuclear radiation effects of nuclear weapon Y36.540 - War operation involving nuclear radiation effects of nuclear weapon, military personnel Y36.541 - War operation involving nuclear radiation effects of nuclear weapon, civilian Y36.59 - War operation involving other effects of nuclear weapons Y36.590 - War operation involving other effects of nuclear weapons, military personnel Y36.591 - War operation involving other effects of nuclear weapons, civilian Y36.6 - War operations involving biological weapons Y36.6X - War operations involving biological weapons Y36.6X0 - War operations involving biological weapons, military personnel Y36.6X1 - War operations involving biological weapons, civilian Y36.7 - War operations involving chemical weapons and other forms of unconventional warfare Y36.7X - War operations involving chemical weapons and other forms of unconventional warfare Y36.7X0 - War operations involving chemical weapons and other forms of unconventional warfare, military personnel Y36.7X1 - War operations involving chemical weapons and other forms of unconventional warfare, civilian Y36.8 - War operations occurring after cessation of hostilities Y36.81 - Explosion of mine placed during war operations but exploding after cessation of hostilities Y36.810 - Explosion of mine placed during war operations but exploding after cessation of hostilities, military personnel Y36.811 - Explosion of mine placed during war operations but exploding after cessation of hostilities, civilian Y36.82 - Explosion of bomb placed during war operations but exploding after cessation of hostilities Y36.820 - Explosion of bomb placed during war operations but exploding after cessation of hostilities, military personnel Y36.821 - Explosion of bomb placed during war operations but exploding after cessation of hostilities, civilian Y36.88 - Other war operations occurring after cessation of hostilities Y36.880 - Other war operations occurring after cessation of hostilities, military personnel Y36.881 - Other war operations occurring after cessation of hostilities, civilian Y36.89 - Unspecified war operations occurring after cessation of hostilities Y36.890 - Unspecified war operations occurring after cessation of hostilities, military personnel Y36.891 - Unspecified war operations occurring after cessation of hostilities, civilian Y36.9 - Other and unspecified war operations Y36.90 - War operations, unspecified Y36.91 - War operations involving unspecified weapon of mass destruction [WMD] Y36.92 - War operations involving friendly fire

About ICD-10-CM Code Y36 (Operations of war)

ICD-10-CM code Y36 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 Y36 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about Y36 - Operations of war. 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 Operations of war.