Y36.32 vs Y36.43
Y36.32 (War operations involving incendiary bullet) compared with Y36.43 (War operations involving other firearms discharge), 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. Y36.43 carries an Excludes1 note covering Y36.32: “war operations involving incendiary bullets (Y36.32-)”
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
| Y36.32War operations involving incendiary bullet | Y36.43War operations involving other firearms discharge | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: Y36.320A, Y36.320D, Y36.320S, Y36.321A, Y36.321D | Non-billable header Report instead: Y36.430A, Y36.430D, Y36.430S, Y36.431A, Y36.431D |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | War operations involving incendiary bullet is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Y36.32). | War operations involving other firearms discharge is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Y36.43). |
| 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 War operations involving bullets NOS |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources