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Y36.440D

Y36.440D: War operations involving unarmed hand to hand combat, military personnel, subsequent encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Y36.440D is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for war operations involving unarmed hand to hand combat, military personnel, subsequent encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Y36.440D with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "D": subsequent encounter

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y36

A
initial encounter
D
subsequent encounter
S
sequela

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Y36.440D

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Y36.44: War operations involving unarmed hand to hand combat

  • war operations involving combat using blunt or piercing object (Y36.45-)
  • war operations involving intentional restriction of air and airway (Y36.46-)
  • war operations involving unintentional restriction of air and airway (Y36.47-)

Written on Y36: Operations of war

Other codes that can never be billed with Y36.440D

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • W49Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces
  • Y37Military operations

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Y36.440

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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