Y36.A2XS
Y36.A2XS — High level blast overpressure in war operations, sequela
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Y36.A2XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for high level blast overpressure in war operations, 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 Y36
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- High level blast overpressure due to explosion in war operations
- HLB overpressure in war operations
Risk adjustment
Y36.A2XS 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 Y36.A2. If Y36.A2XS is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about Y36.A2XS
- Is Y36.A2XS a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. Y36.A2XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does Y36.A2XS 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).