Y36.A
Header — not billableBlast overpressure in war operations
The ICD-10 code for blast overpressure in war operations is Y36.A.
Y36.A 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.
Clinical notes
Code also
Two codes may be needed to fully describe a condition, but unlike Code First/Use Additional Code, the sequencing order is not mandated by convention.
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
- Y36.0War operations involving explosion of marine weaponsnon-billable header
- Y36.1War operations involving destruction of aircraftnon-billable header
- Y36.2War operations involving other explosions and fragmentsnon-billable header
- Y36.3War operations involving fires, conflagrations and hot substancesnon-billable header
- Y36.4War operations involving firearm discharge and other forms of conventional warfarenon-billable header
- Y36.5War operations involving nuclear weaponsnon-billable header
- Y36.6War operations involving biological weaponsnon-billable header
- Y36.7War operations involving chemical weapons and other forms of unconventional warfarenon-billable header
- Y36.8War operations occurring after cessation of hostilitiesnon-billable header
- Y36.9Other and unspecified war operationsnon-billable header
- Y36.ABlast overpressure in war operationsnon-billable header