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Compare/Y07 vs Y38

Y07 vs Y38

Y07 (Perpetrator of assault, maltreatment and neglect) 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. Y07 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

Y07Perpetrator of assault, maltreatment and neglectY38Terrorism
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: Y07.010, Y07.011, Y07.020, Y07.021, Y07.030

Non-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)
DefinitionPerpetrator of assault, maltreatment and neglect is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Y07).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 Y38
Includes
perpetrator of abandonment
perpetrator of emotional neglect
perpetrator of mental cruelty
perpetrator of physical abuse
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