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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

Y35.3Legal intervention involving blunt objects

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

Y35.3 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About Y35.3

Y35.3 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for legal intervention involving blunt objects. It belongs to category Y35 (legal intervention), block Y35-Y38 (legal intervention, operations of war, military operations, and terrorism) and chapter 20 (external causes of morbidity). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within Y35 (legal intervention), Y35.3 is specifically for legal intervention involving blunt objects. Related codes cover involving firearm discharge (Y35.0), involving explosives (Y35.1), involving gas (Y35.2), involving sharp objects (Y35.4), involving other specified means (Y35.8) and means unspecified (Y35.9).

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y35

  • Ainitial encounter
  • Dsubsequent encounter
  • Ssequela

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code
  • Legal intervention involving being hit or struck by blunt object

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to Y35.3.

› From 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

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity.

Code history

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  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about Y35.3

Is Y35.3 billable?

No. Y35.3 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.