Y36.121A War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to collision with other aircraft, civilian, initial encounter

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from Y36.121 with 7th character A (initial encounter).

Applies from Y36 Operations of war

Includes

• injuries to military personnel and civilians caused by war, civil insurrection, and peacekeeping missions

Excludes1 (never code together)

• injury to military personnel occurring during peacetime military operations (Y37.-)
• military vehicles involved in transport accidents with non-military vehicle during peacetime (V09.01, V09.21, V19.81, V29.818, V39.81, V49.81, V59.81, V69.81, V79.81)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y36

7th character required

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

Code annotations containing back-references to Y36.121A

Back-references to Y36.1

• Type 1 Excludes: Y36.2 War operations involving other explosions and fragments ("war operations involving explosion of aircraft (Y36.1-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Y36.3 War operations involving fires, conflagrations and hot substances ("war operations involving fires and conflagrations aboard military aircraft (Y36.1-)")

Back-references to Y36

• Type 1 Excludes: V91 Other injury due to accident to watercraft ("military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36, Y37.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: V92 Drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft ("military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36, Y37)")
• Type 1 Excludes: V93 Other injury due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft ("military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36, Y37.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: V94 Other and unspecified water transport accidents ("military watercraft accidents in military or war operations (Y36, Y37)")
• Type 1 Excludes: W49 Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces ("exposure to inanimate mechanical forces involving military or war operations (Y36.-, Y37.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Y37 Military operations ("war operations (Y36.-)")

Nearby codes

• Y36.120 War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to collision with other aircraft, military personnel
• Y36.120A War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to collision with other aircraft, military personnel, initial encounter
• Y36.120D War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to collision with other aircraft, military personnel, subsequent encounter
• Y36.120S War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to collision with other aircraft, military personnel, sequela
• Y36.121 War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to collision with other aircraft, civilian
• Y36.121A War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to collision with other aircraft, civilian, initial encounter (this code)
• Y36.121D War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to collision with other aircraft, civilian, subsequent encounter
• Y36.121S War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to collision with other aircraft, civilian, sequela
• Y36.13 War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to onboard fire
• Y36.130 War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to onboard fire, military personnel
• Y36.130A War operations involving destruction of aircraft due to onboard fire, military personnel, initial encounter