ICD-10-CM Y37.3: Military operations involving fires, conflagrations and hot substances

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for Y37.3

Military operations involving fires, conflagrations and hot substances

Coding Notes & Guidelines for Y37.3

Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • military operations involving fires and conflagrations aboard military aircraft (Y37.1-)
  • military operations involving fires and conflagrations aboard military watercraft (Y37.0-)
  • military operations involving fires and conflagrations caused indirectly by conventional weapons (Y37.2-)
  • military operations involving fires and thermal effects of nuclear weapons (Y36.53-)
Inclusion Terms

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

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

Parent Code (Less Specific):

About ICD-10-CM Code Y37.3 (Military operations involving fires)

ICD-10-CM code Y37.3 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 Y37.3 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about Y37.3 - Military operations involving fires, conflagrations and hot substances. 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 Military operations involving fires related to conflagrations and hot substances.