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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 Y37.6X0
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y37.6X0
Military operations involving biological weapons, military personnel
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- Y37.6X0 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 biological weapons, military personnel
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM Y37.6X0 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Y37.6X0 - other international versions of ICD-10 Y37.6X0 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- Y37.6X0 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
The following code(s) above
Y37.6X0 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
Y37.6X0:
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 Y37.6X0
Y37.590 Military operation involving other effects of nuclear weapons, military personnel
Y37.591 Military operation involving other effects of nuclear weapons, civilian
Y37.6 Military operations involving biological weapons
Y37.6X Military operations involving biological weapons
Y37.6X0
Military operations involving biological weapons, military personnel
Y37.6X1 Military operations involving biological weapons, civilian
Y37.7 Military operations involving chemical weapons and other forms of unconventional warfare
Y37.7X Military operations involving chemical weapons and other forms of unconventional warfare
Y37.7X0 Military operations involving chemical weapons and other forms of unconventional warfare, military personnel
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.