Y35.399S
Y35.399S — Legal intervention involving other blunt objects, unspecified person injured, sequela
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Y35.399S is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for legal intervention involving other blunt objects, unspecified person injured, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "S" — sequela
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y35
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
Y35.399S does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Y35.399. If Y35.399S is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about Y35.399S
- Is Y35.399S a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. Y35.399S is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does Y35.399S sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Legal intervention, operations of war, military operations, and terrorism (Y35-Y38).