ICD-10-CM Book 2024 Edition

Chapters  /  Chapter 20  /  Y35-Y38  /  Y38
Y38 Terrorism
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
UseAdditionalCode code for place of occurrence (Y92.-)
char7Note The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y38
char7Def A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela
Y38.0 Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons
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
Y38.0X Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons
Y38.0X1 Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, public safety official injured
Y38.0X2 Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, civilian injured
Y38.0X3 Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, terrorist injured
Y38.1 Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft
Terrorism involving aircraft burned
Terrorism involving aircraft exploded
Terrorism involving aircraft being shot down
Terrorism involving aircraft used as a weapon
Y38.1X Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft
Y38.1X1 Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft, public safety official injured
Y38.1X2 Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft, civilian injured
Y38.1X3 Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft, terrorist injured
Y38.2 Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments
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
Excludes1 terrorism involving explosion of nuclear weapon (Y38.5)
terrorism involving suicide bomber (Y38.81)
Y38.2X Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments
Y38.2X1 Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments, public safety official injured
Y38.2X2 Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments, civilian injured
Y38.2X3 Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments, terrorist injured
Y38.3 Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances
Terrorism involving conflagration NOS
Terrorism involving fire NOS
Terrorism involving petrol bomb
Excludes1 terrorism involving fire or heat of nuclear weapon (Y38.5)
Y38.3X Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances
Y38.3X1 Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, public safety official injured
Y38.3X2 Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, civilian injured
Y38.3X3 Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, terrorist injured
Y38.4 Terrorism involving firearms
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
Y38.4X Terrorism involving firearms
Y38.4X1 Terrorism involving firearms, public safety official injured
Y38.4X2 Terrorism involving firearms, civilian injured
Y38.4X3 Terrorism involving firearms, terrorist injured
Y38.5 Terrorism involving nuclear weapons
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
Y38.5X Terrorism involving nuclear weapons
Y38.5X1 Terrorism involving nuclear weapons, public safety official injured
Y38.5X2 Terrorism involving nuclear weapons, civilian injured
Y38.5X3 Terrorism involving nuclear weapons, terrorist injured
Y38.6 Terrorism involving biological weapons
Terrorism involving anthrax
Terrorism involving cholera
Terrorism involving smallpox
Y38.6X Terrorism involving biological weapons
Y38.6X1 Terrorism involving biological weapons, public safety official injured
Y38.6X2 Terrorism involving biological weapons, civilian injured
Y38.6X3 Terrorism involving biological weapons, terrorist injured
Y38.7 Terrorism involving chemical weapons
Terrorism involving gases, fumes, chemicals
Terrorism involving hydrogen cyanide
Terrorism involving phosgene
Terrorism involving sarin
Y38.7X Terrorism involving chemical weapons
Y38.7X1 Terrorism involving chemical weapons, public safety official injured
Y38.7X2 Terrorism involving chemical weapons, civilian injured
Y38.7X3 Terrorism involving chemical weapons, terrorist injured
Y38.8 Terrorism involving other and unspecified means
Y38.80 Terrorism involving unspecified means
Terrorism NOS
Y38.81 Terrorism involving suicide bomber
Y38.811 Terrorism involving suicide bomber, public safety official injured
Y38.812 Terrorism involving suicide bomber, civilian injured
Y38.89 Terrorism involving other means
Terrorism involving drowning and submersion
Terrorism involving lasers
Terrorism involving piercing or stabbing instruments
Y38.891 Terrorism involving other means, public safety official injured
Y38.892 Terrorism involving other means, civilian injured
Y38.893 Terrorism involving other means, terrorist injured
Y38.9 Terrorism, secondary effects
Notes This code is for use to identify conditions occurring subsequent to a terrorist attack not those that are due to the initial terrorist attack
Y38.9X Terrorism, secondary effects
Y38.9X1 Terrorism, secondary effects, public safety official injured
Y38.9X2 Terrorism, secondary effects, civilian injured