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Y38.4

Y38.4: Terrorism involving firearms

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

Y38.4 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for terrorism involving firearms. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.

This code requires a 7th character

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

A
initial encounter
D
subsequent encounter
S
sequela

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Terrorism involving carbine bullet
  • Terrorism involving machine gun bullet
  • Terrorism involving pellets (shotgun)
  • Terrorism involving pistol bullet
  • Terrorism involving rifle bullet
  • Terrorism involving rubber (rifle) bullet

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.

Code to one of these instead Y38.4

1 child code. Green means billable.

Other codes under Y38

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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