ICD-10 CM Code Y36.44
- Y36 Operations of war
- Y36.4 War operations involving firearm discharge and other forms of conventional warfare
Y36.44
War operations involving unarmed hand to hand combat
Includes
- injuries to military personnel and civilians caused by war, civil insurrection, and peacekeeping missions
Excludes Type 1
- war operations involving combat using blunt or piercing object (Y36.45-)
- war operations involving intentional restriction of air and airway (Y36.46-)
- war operations involving unintentional restriction of air and airway (Y36.47-)
- injury to military personnel occurring during peacetime military operations (Y37.-)
- military vehicles involved in transport accidents with non-military vehicle during peacetime (V09.01, V09.21, V19.81, V29.81, V39.81, V49.81, V59.81, V69.81, V79.81)
7th Character
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y36
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
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