Y35.021A Legal intervention involving injury by handgun, law enforcement official injured, initial encounter

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from Y35.021 with 7th character A (initial encounter).

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

Code annotations containing back-references to Y35.021A

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 Y35.021A

• Legal › intervention (by) › firearm (s) (discharge) › handgun › injuring › law enforcement personnel

Nearby codes

• Y35.019A Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun, unspecified person injured, initial encounter
• Y35.019D Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun, unspecified person injured, subsequent encounter
• Y35.019S Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun, unspecified person injured, sequela
• Y35.02 Legal intervention involving injury by handgun
• Y35.021 Legal intervention involving injury by handgun, law enforcement official injured
• Y35.021A Legal intervention involving injury by handgun, law enforcement official injured, initial encounter (this code)
• Y35.021D Legal intervention involving injury by handgun, law enforcement official injured, subsequent encounter
• Y35.021S Legal intervention involving injury by handgun, law enforcement official injured, sequela
• Y35.022 Legal intervention involving injury by handgun, bystander injured
• Y35.022A Legal intervention involving injury by handgun, bystander injured, initial encounter
• Y35.022D Legal intervention involving injury by handgun, bystander injured, subsequent encounter