ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
Y37.09Military operations involving explosion of other marine weapons
Y37.09 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 2 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.Short description: Military operations involving explosion of marine weapons
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 Y37.09
Y37.09 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for military operations involving explosion of other marine weapons. It belongs to category Y37 (military operations), 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 2 subcodes must be used instead.
Within Y37.0, choose Y37.09 (explosion of other marine weapons) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: explosion of unspecified marine weapon (Y37.00), explosion of depth-charge (Y37.01), explosion of marine mine (Y37.02), explosion of sea-based artillery shell (Y37.03), explosion of torpedo (Y37.04) and accidental detonation of onboard marine weapons (Y37.05).
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 Y37
- Y37.090Military operations involving explosion of other marine weapons, military personnel
- Y37.091Military operations involving explosion of other marine weapons, civilian
- Ainitial encounter
- Dsubsequent encounter
- Ssequela
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to Y37.09.
› From Y37 Military operations
- injuries to military personnel and civilians occurring during peacetime on military property and during routine military exercises and operations
- military aircraft involved in aircraft accident with civilian aircraft (V97.81-)
- military vehicles involved in transport accident with civilian vehicle (V09.01, V09.21, V19.81, V29.818, V39.81, V49.81, V59.81, V69.81, V79.81)
- military watercraft involved in water transport accident with civilian watercraft (V94.81-)
- war operations (Y36.-)
Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity.
Alphabetic index entries
1 entriesTerms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to Y37.09.
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about Y37.09
Is Y37.09 billable?
- No. Y37.09 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.