ICD-10-CM Code Y38.6
Terrorism involving biological weapons
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 Y38.6 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the one child codes of Y38.6 that describes the diagnosis 'terrorism involving biological weapons' in more detail.
- Y38.6 Terrorism involving biological weapons NON-BILLABLE
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Coding Notes for Y38.6 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. - Terrorism involving anthrax
- Terrorism involving cholera
- Terrorism involving smallpox
Parent Code: Y38 - Terrorism