Y35.81
Header — not billableLegal intervention involving manhandling
The ICD-10 code for legal intervention involving manhandling is Y35.81.
Y35.81 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 Y35.81
Related codes in this category
- Y35.83Legal intervention involving a conducted energy devicenon-billable header
- Y35.89Legal intervention involving other specified meansnon-billable header
- Y35.81Legal intervention involving manhandlingnon-billable header