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Y37 - Military operations


The ICD 10 Code for Military operations is listed as Y37.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: Y37
Description: Military operations
  • Includes: injuries to military personnel and civilians occurring during peacetime on military property and during routine military exercises and operations
  • Excludes1: 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, V29.81, 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.-)
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y37
  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela
Chapter External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of Y37:
Y37.0 - Military operations involving explosion of marine weapons
Y37.1 - Military operations involving destruction of aircraft
Y37.2 - Military operations involving other explosions and fragments
Y37.3 - Military operations involving fires, conflagrations and hot substances
Y37.4 - Military operations involving firearm discharge and other forms of conventional warfare
Y37.5 - Military operations involving nuclear weapons
Y37.6 - Military operations involving biological weapons
Y37.7 - Military operations involving chemical weapons and other forms of unconventional warfare
Y37.9 - Other and unspecified military operations