Y36.0 vs Y36.2
Y36.0 (War operations involving explosion of marine weapons) compared with Y36.2 (War operations involving other explosions and fragments), 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. Y36.2 carries an Excludes1 note covering Y36.0: “war operations involving explosion of marine weapons (Y36.0-)”
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
| Y36.0War operations involving explosion of marine weapons | Y36.2War operations involving other explosions and fragments | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: Y36.000A, Y36.000D, Y36.000S, Y36.001A, Y36.001D | Non-billable header Report instead: Y36.200A, Y36.200D, Y36.200S, Y36.201A, Y36.201D |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | War operations involving explosion of marine weapons is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Y36.0). | War operations involving other explosions and fragments is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Y36.2). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y36 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y36 |
| Includes | injuries to military personnel and civilians caused by war, civil insurrection, and peacekeeping missions | 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