Y36.92 is the authoritative medical code for War operations involving friendly fire. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for war operations involving friendly fire (ICD-10-CM Y36.92), 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
War operations involving friendly fire is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code Y36.92. A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission. Includes: injuries to military personnel and civilians caused by war, civil insurrection, and peacekeeping missions. Excludes1 (not coded here): injury to military personnel occurring during peacetime military operations Y37.-; military vehicles involved in transport accidents with non-military vehicle during peacetime (V09.01, V09.21, V19.81, V29.818, V39.81, V49.81, V59.81, V69.81, V79.81). 7th character: The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y36.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for Y36.92 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- injuries to military personnel and civilians caused by war, civil insurrection, and peacekeeping missions
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- injury to military personnel occurring during peacetime military operations Y37.-
- military vehicles involved in transport accidents with non-military vehicle during peacetime (V09.01, V09.21, V19.81, V29.818, V39.81, V49.81, V59.81, V69.81, V79.81)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can Y36.92 be billed directly?
No. Y36.92 (War operations involving friendly fire) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.
Does Y36.92 require a 7th character?
Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y36.
What can't be coded together with Y36.92?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes1 instructions, Y36.92 must not be reported together with: injury to military personnel occurring during peacetime military operations (Y37.-); military vehicles involved in transport accidents with non-military vehicle during peacetime (V09.01, V09.21, V19.81, V29.818, V39.81, V49.81, V59.81, V69.81, V79.81).
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to Y36.92 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- Y36 — Operations of war
- Y36.0 — War operations involving explosion of marine weapons
- Y36.00 — War operations involving explosion of unspecified marine weapon
- Y36.000 — War operations involving explosion of unspecified marine weapon, military personnel
- Y36.000A — War operations involving explosion of unspecified marine weapon, military personnel, initial encounter
- Y36.000D — War operations involving explosion of unspecified marine weapon, military personnel, subsequent encounter
- Y36.000S — War operations involving explosion of unspecified marine weapon, military personnel, sequela
- Y36.001 — War operations involving explosion of unspecified marine weapon, civilian
- Y36.001A — War operations involving explosion of unspecified marine weapon, civilian, initial encounter
- Y36.001D — War operations involving explosion of unspecified marine weapon, civilian, subsequent encounter
View all 40 codes in the Y36 family
Indexed As (1)
Circumstance phrases from the official ICD-10-CM External Cause of Injuries Index that map to this code.
- War operations (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving), friendly fire