Y36.47
Header — not billableWar operations involving unintentional restriction of air and airway
The ICD-10 code for war operations involving unintentional restriction of air and airway is Y36.47.
Y36.47 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- Y36.41War operations involving rubber bulletsnon-billable header
- Y36.42War operations involving firearms pelletsnon-billable header
- Y36.43War operations involving other firearms dischargenon-billable header
- Y36.44War operations involving unarmed hand to hand combatnon-billable header
- Y36.45War operations involving combat using blunt or piercing objectnon-billable header
- Y36.46War operations involving intentional restriction of air and airwaynon-billable header
- Y36.49War operations involving other forms of conventional warfarenon-billable header
- Y36.47War operations involving unintentional restriction of air and airwaynon-billable header