ICD-10-CM Y38: Terrorism

• terrorism involving explosion of nuclear weapon (Y38.5)
• terrorism involving suicide bomber (Y38.81)

terrorism involving fire or heat of nuclear weapon (Y38.5)

code for place of occurrence (Y92.-)

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

• Terrorism involving depth-charge
• Terrorism involving marine mine
• Terrorism involving mine NOS, at sea or in harbor
• Terrorism involving sea-based artillery shell
• Terrorism involving torpedo
• Terrorism involving underwater blast

• Terrorism involving aircraft burned
• Terrorism involving aircraft exploded
• Terrorism involving aircraft being shot down
• Terrorism involving aircraft used as a weapon

• Terrorism involving antipersonnel (fragments) bomb
• Terrorism involving blast NOS
• Terrorism involving explosion NOS
• Terrorism involving explosion of breech block
• Terrorism involving explosion of cannon block
• Terrorism involving explosion (fragments) of artillery shell
• Terrorism involving explosion (fragments) of bomb
• Terrorism involving explosion (fragments) of grenade
• Terrorism involving explosion (fragments) of guided missile
• Terrorism involving explosion (fragments) of land mine
• Terrorism involving explosion of mortar bomb
• Terrorism involving explosion of munitions
• Terrorism involving explosion (fragments) of rocket
• Terrorism involving explosion (fragments) of shell
• Terrorism involving shrapnel
• Terrorism involving mine NOS, on land

• Terrorism involving conflagration NOS
• Terrorism involving fire NOS
• Terrorism involving petrol bomb

• Terrorism involving carbine bullet
• Terrorism involving machine gun bullet
• Terrorism involving pellets (shotgun)
• Terrorism involving pistol bullet
• Terrorism involving rifle bullet
• Terrorism involving rubber (rifle) bullet

• Terrorism involving blast effects of nuclear weapon
• Terrorism involving exposure to ionizing radiation from nuclear weapon
• Terrorism involving fireball effect of nuclear weapon
• Terrorism involving heat from nuclear weapon

• Terrorism involving anthrax
• Terrorism involving cholera
• Terrorism involving smallpox

• Terrorism involving gases, fumes, chemicals
• Terrorism involving hydrogen cyanide
• Terrorism involving phosgene
• Terrorism involving sarin

Terrorism NOS

• Terrorism involving drowning and submersion
• Terrorism involving lasers
• Terrorism involving piercing or stabbing instruments

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y38

• A: initial encounter
• D: subsequent encounter
• S: sequela