Y35.12
Header — not billableLegal intervention involving injury by explosive shell
The ICD-10 code for legal intervention involving injury by explosive shell is Y35.12.
Y35.12 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under Y35.12
- Y35.121Legal intervention involving injury by explosive shell, law enforcement official injured
- Y35.122Legal intervention involving injury by explosive shell, bystander injured
- Y35.123Legal intervention involving injury by explosive shell, suspect injured
- Y35.129Legal intervention involving injury by explosive shell, unspecified person injured
Related codes in this category
- Y35.10Legal intervention involving unspecified explosivesnon-billable header
- Y35.11Legal intervention involving injury by dynamitenon-billable header
- Y35.19Legal intervention involving other explosivesnon-billable header
- Y35.12Legal intervention involving injury by explosive shellnon-billable header