ICD-10-CM › V00-Y99 › Y35-Y38 › Y37.A Blast overpressure in military operations › Y37.A2
High level blast overpressure in military operations
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:
- Y37.A2XA High level blast overpressure in military operations, initial encounter
- Y37.A2XD High level blast overpressure in military operations, subsequent encounter
- Y37.A2XS High level blast overpressure in military operations, sequela
This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2026 to now.
- FY2026 Added to the code set High level blast overpressure in military operations
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from Y37 Military operations
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y37
Excludes1 - never coded here
- 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.-)
Includes
- injuries to military personnel and civilians occurring during peacetime on military property and during routine military exercises and operations
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Military operations > suffocation
- Military operations > asphyxiation
- Military operations > airway restriction
- Military operations > HLB overpressure
- Military operations > blast overpressure > high level
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Y37.A1 | Low level blast overpressure in military operations | Not billable |