kodex

Kodex

ICD-10-CM
Section

Y38.3

Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances

Hierarchy

  • V00-Y99 External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
    • Y35-Y38 Legal intervention, operations of war, military operations, and terrorism (Y35-Y38)
      • Y38 Terrorism
        • Y38.3 Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances
          • Y38.3X Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances

Notes

V00-Y99

  • This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88). Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter 20 should be used to provide additional information as to the cause of the condition.
    • S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Inclusion Terms

Y38.3

  • Terrorism involving conflagration NOS
  • Terrorism involving fire NOS
  • Terrorism involving petrol bomb

Y38

  • These codes are for use to identify injuries resulting from the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a Government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objective

Use Additional

Y38

  • code for place of occurrence (Y92.-)
    • Y92 Place of occurrence of the external cause

Excludes 1

Y38.3

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