Y38.3
Header — not billableTerrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances
The ICD-10 code for terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances is Y38.3.
Y38.3 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 1 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- terrorism involving fire or heat of nuclear weapon (Y38.5)
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Terrorism involving conflagration NOS
- Terrorism involving fire NOS
- Terrorism involving petrol bomb
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.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under Y38.3
Related codes in this category
- Y38.0Terrorism involving explosion of marine weaponsnon-billable header
- Y38.1Terrorism involving destruction of aircraftnon-billable header
- Y38.2Terrorism involving other explosions and fragmentsnon-billable header
- Y38.4Terrorism involving firearmsnon-billable header
- Y38.5Terrorism involving nuclear weaponsnon-billable header
- Y38.6Terrorism involving biological weaponsnon-billable header
- Y38.7Terrorism involving chemical weaponsnon-billable header
- Y38.8Terrorism involving other and unspecified meansnon-billable header
- Y38.9Terrorism, secondary effectsnon-billable header
- Y38.3Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substancesnon-billable header