ICD-10-CM Codes
V00-Y99 External causes of morbidity
Y35-Y38 Legal intervention, operations of war, military operations, and terrorism
Y37- Military operations
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y37.490

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y37.490

Military operations involving other forms of conventional warfare, military personnel

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Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

Y37.490 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 oth conventional warfare, milt
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM Y37.490 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Y37.490 - other international versions of ICD-10 Y37.490 may differ.

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

Y37.490 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.

The following code(s) above Y37.490 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

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

that may be applicable to Y37.490:

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 Y37.490

Y37.47 Military operations involving unintentional restriction of air and airway

Y37.470 Military operations involving unintentional restriction of air and airway, military personnel

Y37.470A …… initial encounter

Y37.470D …… subsequent encounter

Y37.470S …… sequela

Y37.471 Military operations involving unintentional restriction of air and airway, civilian

Y37.471A …… initial encounter

Y37.471D …… subsequent encounter

Y37.471S …… sequela

Y37.49 Military operations involving other forms of conventional warfare

Y37.490 Military operations involving other forms of conventional warfare, military personnel

Y37.490A …… initial encounter

Y37.490D …… subsequent encounter

Y37.490S …… sequela

Y37.491 Military operations involving other forms of conventional warfare, civilian

Y37.491A …… initial encounter

Y37.491D …… subsequent encounter

Y37.491S …… sequela

Y37.5 Military operations involving nuclear weapons

Y37.50 Military operations involving unspecified effect of nuclear weapon

Y37.500 Military operations involving unspecified effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel

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