Y37.91 Military operations involving unspecified weapon of mass destruction [WMD]

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applies from Y37 Military operations

Includes

• injuries to military personnel and civilians occurring during peacetime on military property and during routine military exercises and operations

Excludes1 (never code together)

• military aircraft involved in aircraft accident with civilian aircraft (V97.81-)
• military vehicles involved in transport accident with civilian vehicle (V09.01, V09.21, V19.81, V29.818, V39.81, V49.81, V59.81, V69.81, V79.81)
• military watercraft involved in water transport accident with civilian watercraft (V94.81-)
• war operations (Y36.-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y37

7th character required

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

Code annotations containing back-references to Y37.91

Back-references to Y37

• 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: Y36 Operations of war ("injury to military personnel occurring during peacetime military operations (Y37.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Y37.91

• Military operations (injuries to military and civilians occuring during peacetime on military property and during routine military exercises and operations) (by) (from) (involving) › weapons › of mass destruction [WMD]
• Military operations (injuries to military and civilians occuring during peacetime on military property and during routine military exercises and operations) (by) (from) (involving) › weapon of mass destruction [WMD]

Nearby codes

• Y37.9 Other and unspecified military operations
• Y37.90 Military operations, unspecified
• Y37.90XA Military operations, unspecified, initial encounter
• Y37.90XD Military operations, unspecified, subsequent encounter
• Y37.90XS Military operations, unspecified, sequela
• Y37.91 Military operations involving unspecified weapon of mass destruction [WMD] (this code)
• Y37.91XA Military operations involving unspecified weapon of mass destruction [WMD], initial encounter
• Y37.91XD Military operations involving unspecified weapon of mass destruction [WMD], subsequent encounter
• Y37.91XS Military operations involving unspecified weapon of mass destruction [WMD], sequela
• Y37.92 Military operations involving friendly fire
• Y37.92XA Military operations involving friendly fire, initial encounter