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ICD-10-CM Codes
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V00-Y99
External causes of morbidity
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Y35-Y38
Legal intervention, operations of war, military operations, and terrorism
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Y37-
Military operations
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y37.420
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y37.420
Military operations involving firearms pellets, military personnel
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- Y37.420 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- Short description: Milt op involving firearms pellets, military personnel
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM Y37.420 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Y37.420 - other international versions of ICD-10 Y37.420 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- Y37.420 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
The following code(s) above
Y37.420 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
Y37.420:
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
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To Y37.420
Y37.41 Military operations involving rubber bullets
Y37.410 Military operations involving rubber bullets, military personnel
Y37.411 Military operations involving rubber bullets, civilian
Y37.42 Military operations involving firearms pellets
Y37.420
Military operations involving firearms pellets, military personnel
Y37.421 Military operations involving firearms pellets, civilian
Y37.43 Military operations involving other firearms discharge
Y37.430 Military operations involving other firearms discharge, military personnel
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.