ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

Y36.520War operations involving indirect blast effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

Y36.520 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.Short description: War op w indirect blast effect of nuclear weapon, milt

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 Y36.520

Y36.520 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for war operations involving indirect blast effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel. It belongs to category Y36 (operations of war), 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 Y36.52 (war operations involving indirect blast effect of nuclear weapon), Y36.520 is specifically for war operations involving indirect blast effect of nuclear weapon, military personnel. Related codes cover civilian (Y36.521).

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 Y36

Ainitial encounterY36.520A
Dsubsequent encounterY36.520D
SsequelaY36.520S

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to Y36.520.

› From Y36 Operations of war

Includes

injuries to military personnel and civilians caused by war, civil insurrection, and peacekeeping missions

Excludes1

injury to military personnel occurring during peacetime military operations (Y37.-)
military vehicles involved in transport accidents with non-military vehicle during peacetime (V09.01, V09.21, V19.81, V29.818, V39.81, V49.81, V59.81, V69.81, V79.81)

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

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FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about Y36.520

Is Y36.520 billable?: No. Y36.520 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.