Y35.5 is the ICD-10 code for Legal execution. It is a four-character subcategory of Y35 (Legal intervention), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block Y35–Y36 (Legal intervention and operations of war) in Chapter XX, External causes of morbidity and mortality.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XX · V01–Y98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What Y35.5 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Any execution performed at the behest of the judiciary or ruling authority [whether permanent or temporary], such as:
- asphyxiation by gas
- beheading, decapitation (by guillotine)
- capital punishment
- electrocution
- hanging
- poisoning
- shooting
Y35.5 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Y35.5Laglig avrättning
Y35.5Exécution légale
Y35.5wettelijke terechtstelling
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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