Y35.49 is the authoritative medical code for Legal intervention involving other sharp objects. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for legal intervention involving other sharp objects (ICD-10-CM Y35.49), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Legal intervention involving other sharp objects is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code Y35.49. A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission. Includes: any injury sustained as a result of an encounter with any law enforcement official, serving in any capacity at the time of the encounter, whether on-duty or off-duty. Includes: injury to law enforcement official, suspect and bystander. 7th character: The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y35.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for Y35.49 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- any injury sustained as a result of an encounter with any law enforcement official, serving in any capacity at the time of the encounter, whether on-duty or off-duty. Includes: injury to law enforcement official, suspect and bystander
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can Y35.49 be billed directly?
No. Y35.49 (Legal intervention involving other sharp objects) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.
Does Y35.49 require a 7th character?
Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y35.
Codes in This Family (40)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as Y35.49, with their registry titles.
- Y35 — Legal intervention
- Y35-Y38 — Legal intervention, operations of war, military operations, and terrorism (Y35-Y38)
- Y35.0 — Legal intervention involving firearm discharge
- Y35.00 — Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge
- Y35.001 — Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, law enforcement official injured
- Y35.001A — Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, law enforcement official injured, initial encounter
- Y35.001D — Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, law enforcement official injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.001S — Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, law enforcement official injured, sequela
- Y35.002 — Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, bystander injured
- Y35.002A — Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, bystander injured, initial encounter
- Y35.002D — Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, bystander injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.002S — Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, bystander injured, sequela
- Y35.003 — Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, suspect injured
- Y35.003A — Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, suspect injured, initial encounter
- Y35.003D — Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, suspect injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.003S — Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, suspect injured, sequela
- Y35.009 — Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, unspecified person injured
- Y35.009A — Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, unspecified person injured, initial encounter
- Y35.009D — Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, unspecified person injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.009S — Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, unspecified person injured, sequela
- Y35.01 — Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun
- Y35.011 — Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun, law enforcement official injured
- Y35.011A — Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun, law enforcement official injured, initial encounter
- Y35.011D — Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun, law enforcement official injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.011S — Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun, law enforcement official injured, sequela
- Y35.012 — Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun, bystander injured
- Y35.012A — Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun, bystander injured, initial encounter
- Y35.012D — Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun, bystander injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.012S — Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun, bystander injured, sequela
- Y35.013 — Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun, suspect injured
- Y35.013A — Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun, suspect injured, initial encounter
- Y35.013D — Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun, suspect injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.013S — Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun, suspect injured, sequela
- Y35.019 — Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun, unspecified person injured
- Y35.019A — Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun, unspecified person injured, initial encounter
- Y35.019D — Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun, unspecified person injured, subsequent encounter
- Y35.019S — Legal intervention involving injury by machine gun, unspecified person injured, sequela
- Y35.02 — Legal intervention involving injury by handgun
- Y35.021 — Legal intervention involving injury by handgun, law enforcement official injured
- Y35.021A — Legal intervention involving injury by handgun, law enforcement official injured, initial encounter
Related Codes & Numerical Sequence (Crawl Map)
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ICD Code Y36.49
War operations involving other forms of conventional warfare
ICD Code Y37.49
Military operations involving other forms of conventional warfare