Y35
ICD-10Non-billable categoryLegal intervention
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Legal intervention
Y35 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Includes
- any injury sustained as a result of an encounter with any law enforcement official, serving in any capacity at the time of the encounter, whether on-duty or off-duty. Includes: injury to law enforcement official, suspect and bystander
7th character
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y35
Permitted 7th characters
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
More specific codes under Y35
- Y35.0Legal intervention involving firearm dischargecategory
- Y35.1Legal intervention involving explosivescategory
- Y35.2Legal intervention involving gascategory
- Y35.3Legal intervention involving blunt objectscategory
- Y35.4Legal intervention involving sharp objectscategory
- Y35.8Legal intervention involving other specified meanscategory
- Y35.9Legal intervention, means unspecifiedcategory
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.