Y37.241A
Y37.241A — Military operations involving explosion due to accidental detonation and discharge of own munitions or munitions launch device, civilian, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Y37.241A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for military operations involving explosion due to accidental detonation and discharge of own munitions or munitions launch device, civilian, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "A" — initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y37
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
Y37.241A 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 Y37.241. If Y37.241A is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- Y37.241DMilitary operations involving explosion due to accidental detonation and discharge of own munitions or munitions launch device, civilian, subsequent encounter
- Y37.241SMilitary operations involving explosion due to accidental detonation and discharge of own munitions or munitions launch device, civilian, sequela
Questions about Y37.241A
- Is Y37.241A a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. Y37.241A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does Y37.241A 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).