Terrorism involving unspecified means

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

Y38.80XA Terrorism involving unspecified means, initial encounter
Y38.80XD Terrorism involving unspecified means, subsequent encounter
Y38.80XS Terrorism involving unspecified means, sequela

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Terrorism involving unspecified means

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 Y38 Terrorism

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y38

Use additional code

code for place of occurrence (Y92.-)

Also known as

These codes are for use to identify injuries resulting from the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a Government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objective

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.

Terrorism

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
Y38.81	Terrorism involving suicide bomber	Not billable
Y38.89	Terrorism involving other means	Not billable