Y38
ICD-10Non-billable categoryTerrorism
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Terrorism
Y38 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.
Inclusion terms
- These codes are for use to identify injuries resulting from the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a Government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objective
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Report an additional code to identify the associated condition.
- code for place of occurrence (Y92.-)
7th character
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y38
Permitted 7th characters
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
More specific codes under Y38
- Y38.0Terrorism involving explosion of marine weaponscategory
- Y38.1Terrorism involving destruction of aircraftcategory
- Y38.2Terrorism involving other explosions and fragmentscategory
- Y38.3Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substancescategory
- Y38.4Terrorism involving firearmscategory
- Y38.5Terrorism involving nuclear weaponscategory
- Y38.6Terrorism involving biological weaponscategory
- Y38.7Terrorism involving chemical weaponscategory
- Y38.8Terrorism involving other and unspecified meanscategory
- Y38.9Terrorism, secondary effectscategory
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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.