Y35.009 Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, unspecified person 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 Y35.009

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 Y35.009

• Discharge (accidental) › firearm (accidental) › legal intervention › injuring › unspecified person
• Legal › intervention (by) › firearm (s) (discharge) › injuring › unspecified person

Nearby codes

• Y35.002S Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, bystander injured, sequela
• Y35.003 Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, suspect injured
• Y35.003A Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, suspect injured, initial encounter
• Y35.003D Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, suspect injured, subsequent encounter
• Y35.003S Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, suspect injured, sequela
• Y35.009 Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, unspecified person injured (this code)
• Y35.009A Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, unspecified person injured, initial encounter
• Y35.009D Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, unspecified person injured, subsequent encounter
• Y35.009S Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, unspecified person injured, sequela
• Y35.01 Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun
• Y35.011 Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun, law enforcement official injured