Y38.3X3A

Y38.3X3A: Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, terrorist injured, initial encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

Y38.3X3A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, terrorist injured, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Y38.3X3A with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "A": initial encounter

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y38

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Y38.3X3A

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Y38.3: Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances

terrorism involving fire or heat of nuclear weapon (Y38.5)

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 Y38.3X3

Y38.3X3DTerrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, terrorist injured, subsequent encounter
Y38.3X3STerrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, terrorist injured, sequela