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Y36.541S

Y36.541S: War operation involving nuclear radiation effects of nuclear weapon, civilian, sequela

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Y36.541S is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for war operation involving nuclear radiation effects of nuclear weapon, civilian, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Y36.541S with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "S": sequela

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 Y36.541S

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Y36: Operations of war

Other codes that can never be billed with Y36.541S

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 Y36.541

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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