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

2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y35.3

Legal intervention involving blunt objects

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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 2018/2019 edition of ICD-10-CM Y35.3 became effective on October 1, 2018.
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

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:

that may be applicable to Y35.3:

Code History

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To Y35.3

Y35.291D …… subsequent encounter

Y35.291S …… sequela

Y35.292 Legal intervention involving other gas, bystander injured

Y35.292A …… initial encounter

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

Y35.3 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.