ICD-10-CM Code Y36.51
War operations involving direct blast effect of nuclear weapon
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code Y36.51 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of Y36.51 that describes the diagnosis 'war op involving direct blast effect of nuclear weapon' in more detail.
Coding Notes for Y36.51 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - War operations involving blast pressure of nuclear weapon
ICD-10-CM External Cause Index References for 'Y36.51 - War operations involving direct blast effect of nuclear weapon'
The ICD-10-CM External Cause Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code Y36.51. Click on any term below to browse the external cause index.
Parent Code: Y36.5 - War operations involving nuclear weapons