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Y38.3 - Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances


The ICD 10 Code for Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances is listed as Y38.3.
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: Y38.3
Description: Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances
  • Terrorism involving conflagration NOS
  • Terrorism involving fire NOS
  • Terrorism involving petrol bomb
  • Excludes1: terrorism involving fire or heat of nuclear weapon (Y38.5)
Chapter External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
Block Legal intervention, operations of war, military operations, and terrorism (Y35-Y38)
Parent Y38 - Terrorism
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of Y38.3:
Y38.3X - Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of Y38.3:
Y38.0 - Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons
Y38.1 - Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft
Y38.2 - Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments
Y38.4 - Terrorism involving firearms
Y38.5 - Terrorism involving nuclear weapons
Y38.6 - Terrorism involving biological weapons
Y38.7 - Terrorism involving chemical weapons
Y38.8 - Terrorism involving other and unspecified means
Y38.9 - Terrorism, secondary effects