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Y02.0XXA vs Y38

Y02.0XXA (Assault by pushing or placing victim in front of motor vehicle, initial encounter) compared with Y38 (Terrorism), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. Y02.0XXA carries an Excludes1 note covering Y38: “injuries due to terrorism (Y38.-)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

Y02.0XXAAssault by pushing or placing victim in front of motor vehicle, initial encounterY38Terrorism
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header

Report instead: Y38.0X1A, Y38.0X1D, Y38.0X1S, Y38.0X2A, Y38.0X2D

ClassificationV00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)
DefinitionAssault by pushing or placing victim in front of motor vehicle, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Y02.0A).Terrorism is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Y38).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y02The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y38
Includes
homicide
injuries inflicted by another person with intent to injure or kill, by any means
These codes are for use to identify injuries resulting from the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a Government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objective
Use additional code
code for place of occurrence (Y92.-)

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources