ICD-10-CM Code Y37.54
Military operation involving nuclear radiation effects 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 Y37.54 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of Y37.54 that describes the diagnosis 'military op w nuclear radiation effects of nuclear weapon' in more detail.
Coding Notes for Y37.54 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. - Military operation involving acute radiation exposure from nuclear weapon
- Military operation involving exposure to immediate ionizing radiation from nuclear weapon
- Military operation involving fallout exposure from nuclear weapon
- Military operation involving secondary effects of nuclear weapons
ICD-10-CM External Cause Index References for 'Y37.54 - Military operation involving nuclear radiation effects of nuclear weapon'
The ICD-10-CM External Cause Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code Y37.54. Click on any term below to browse the external cause index.
Parent Code: Y37.5 - Military operations involving nuclear weapons