Y37.30
Header — not billableMilitary operations involving unspecified fire, conflagration and hot substance
The ICD-10 code for military operations involving unspecified fire, conflagration and hot substance is Y37.30.
Y37.30 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.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- Y37.31Military operations involving gasoline bombnon-billable header
- Y37.32Military operations involving incendiary bulletnon-billable header
- Y37.33Military operations involving flamethrowernon-billable header
- Y37.39Military operations involving other fires, conflagrations and hot substancesnon-billable header
- Y37.30Military operations involving unspecified fire, conflagration and hot substancenon-billable header