Y36.6X War operations involving biological weapons

Non-billable header with 2 child codes.

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

Codes under Y36.6X

• Y36.6X0 War operations involving biological weapons, military personnel
• Y36.6X1 War operations involving biological weapons, civilian

Code annotations containing back-references to Y36.6X

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.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Y36.6X

• War operations (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving) › biological weapons
• War operations (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving) › weapons › biological weapons

Nearby codes

• Y36.591 War operation involving other effects of nuclear weapons, civilian
• Y36.591A War operation involving other effects of nuclear weapons, civilian, initial encounter
• Y36.591D War operation involving other effects of nuclear weapons, civilian, subsequent encounter
• Y36.591S War operation involving other effects of nuclear weapons, civilian, sequela
• Y36.6 War operations involving biological weapons
• Y36.6X War operations involving biological weapons (this code)
• Y36.6X0 War operations involving biological weapons, military personnel
• Y36.6X0A War operations involving biological weapons, military personnel, initial encounter
• Y36.6X0D War operations involving biological weapons, military personnel, subsequent encounter
• Y36.6X0S War operations involving biological weapons, military personnel, sequela
• Y36.6X1 War operations involving biological weapons, civilian