Y36.21
Header — not billableWar operations involving explosion of aerial bomb
The ICD-10 code for war operations involving explosion of aerial bomb is Y36.21.
Y36.21 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 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.
Related codes in this category
- Y36.20War operations involving unspecified explosion and fragmentsnon-billable header
- Y36.22War operations involving explosion of guided missilenon-billable header
- Y36.23War operations involving explosion of improvised explosive device [IED]non-billable header
- Y36.24War operations involving explosion due to accidental detonation and discharge of own munitions or munitions launch devicenon-billable header
- Y36.25War operations involving fragments from munitionsnon-billable header
- Y36.26War operations involving fragments of improvised explosive device [IED]non-billable header
- Y36.27War operations involving fragments from weaponsnon-billable header
- Y36.29War operations involving other explosions and fragmentsnon-billable header
- Y36.21War operations involving explosion of aerial bombnon-billable header