Y35.001 Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, law enforcement official injured

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applies from Y35 Legal intervention

Includes

• any injury sustained as a result of an encounter with any law enforcement official, serving in any capacity at the time of the encounter, whether on-duty or off-duty. Includes: injury to law enforcement official, suspect and bystander

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y35

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Applies from Y35.00 Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge

Applicable to

• Legal intervention involving gunshot wound
• Legal intervention involving shot NOS

Code annotations containing back-references to Y35.001

Back-references to Y35.0

• Type 1 Excludes: W32 Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction ("handgun discharge involving legal intervention (Y35.0-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: W33 Accidental rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge and malfunction ("firearm discharge involving legal intervention (Y35.0-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Y35.001

• Discharge (accidental) › firearm (accidental) › legal intervention › injuring › law enforcement personnel
• Legal › intervention (by) › firearm (s) (discharge) › injuring › law enforcement personnel

Nearby codes

• Y35 Legal intervention
• Y35.0 Legal intervention involving firearm discharge
• Y35.00 Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge
• Y35.001 Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, law enforcement official injured (this code)
• Y35.001A Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, law enforcement official injured, initial encounter
• Y35.001D Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, law enforcement official injured, subsequent encounter
• Y35.001S Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, law enforcement official injured, sequela
• Y35.002 Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, bystander injured
• Y35.002A Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, bystander injured, initial encounter