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Y38.5 - Terrorism involving nuclear weapons


The ICD 10 Code for Terrorism involving nuclear weapons is listed as Y38.5.
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: Y38.5
Description: Terrorism involving nuclear weapons
  • Terrorism involving blast effects of nuclear weapon
  • Terrorism involving exposure to ionizing radiation from nuclear weapon
  • Terrorism involving fireball effect of nuclear weapon
  • Terrorism involving heat from nuclear weapon
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 Y38.5:
Y38.5X - Terrorism involving nuclear weapons
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of Y38.5:
Y38.0 - Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons
Y38.1 - Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft
Y38.2 - Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments
Y38.3 - Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances
Y38.4 - Terrorism involving firearms
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