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Y37.1 vs Y37.2

Y37.1 (Military operations involving destruction of aircraft) compared with Y37.2 (Military 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. Y37.2 carries an Excludes1 note covering Y37.1: “military operations involving explosion of aircraft (Y37.1-)”

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

Y37.1Military operations involving destruction of aircraftY37.2Military operations involving other explosions and fragments
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: Y37.100A, Y37.100D, Y37.100S, Y37.101A, Y37.101D

Non-billable header

Report instead: Y37.200A, Y37.200D, Y37.200S, Y37.201A, Y37.201D

ClassificationV00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)
DefinitionMilitary operations involving destruction of aircraft is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Y37.1).Military operations involving other explosions and fragments is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Y37.2).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y37The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y37
Includes
injuries to military personnel and civilians occurring during peacetime on military property and during routine military exercises and operations
injuries to military personnel and civilians occurring during peacetime on military property and during routine military exercises and operations

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