ICD-10-CM Codes
V00-Y99 External causes of morbidity
Y35-Y38 Legal intervention, operations of war, military operations, and terrorism
Y35- Legal intervention
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y35.3

2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y35.3

Legal intervention involving blunt objects

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2017

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Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

Y35.3 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Y35.3 became effective on October 1, 2021.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Y35.3 - other international versions of ICD-10 Y35.3 may differ.

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

Y35.3 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.

Applicable To

Legal intervention involving being hit or struck by blunt object

The following code(s) above Y35.3 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to Y35.3:

V00-Y99
2022 ICD-10-CM Range V00-Y99
External causes of morbidity
Note
- This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88). Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter 20 should be used to provide additional information as to the cause of the condition.
External causes of morbidity
Y35
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y35
Legal intervention
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
Legal intervention

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To Y35.3

Y35.292D …… subsequent encounter

Y35.292S …… sequela

Y35.293 Legal intervention involving other gas, suspect injured

Y35.293A …… initial encounter

Y35.293D …… subsequent encounter

Y35.293S …… sequela

Y35.299 Legal intervention involving other gas, unspecified person injured

Y35.299A …… initial encounter

Y35.299D …… subsequent encounter

Y35.299S …… sequela

Y35.3 Legal intervention involving blunt objects

Y35.30 Legal intervention involving unspecified blunt objects

Y35.301 Legal intervention involving unspecified blunt objects, law enforcement official injured

Y35.301A …… initial encounter

Y35.301D …… subsequent encounter

Y35.301S …… sequela

Y35.302 Legal intervention involving unspecified blunt objects, bystander injured

Y35.302A …… initial encounter

Y35.302D …… subsequent encounter

Y35.302S …… sequela

Y35.303 Legal intervention involving unspecified blunt objects, suspect injured

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y35.3

Legal intervention involving blunt objects

External causes of morbidity

Legal intervention