ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
Y38.893Terrorism involving other means, terrorist injured
Y38.893 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 Y38.893
Y38.893 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for terrorism involving other means, terrorist injured. It belongs to category Y38 (terrorism), 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 Y38.89 (terrorism involving other means), Y38.893 is specifically for terrorism involving other means, terrorist injured. Related codes cover public safety official injured (Y38.891) and civilian injured (Y38.892).
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.
Use an additional code for place of occurrence (Y92.-).
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 Y38
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to Y38.893.
› From Y38 Terrorism
- code for place of occurrence (Y92.-)
Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity.
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 Y38.893
Is Y38.893 billable?
- No. Y38.893 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.