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Y02.1XXA vs Y36

Y02.1XXA (Assault by pushing or placing victim in front of (subway) train, initial encounter) compared with Y36 (Operations of war), 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. Y02.1XXA carries an Excludes1 note covering Y36: “injuries due to operations of war (Y36.-)”

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

Y02.1XXAAssault by pushing or placing victim in front of (subway) train, initial encounterY36Operations of war
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header

Report instead: Y36.000A, Y36.000D, Y36.000S, Y36.001A, Y36.001D

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 (subway) train, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Y02.1A).Operations of war is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Y36).
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 Y36
Includes
homicide
injuries inflicted by another person with intent to injure or kill, by any means
injuries to military personnel and civilians caused by war, civil insurrection, and peacekeeping missions

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