ICD-10 diagnosis code

Y36.4 War operations involving firearm discharge and other forms of conventional warfare

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Y36.4 is the ICD-10 code for War operations involving firearm discharge and other forms of conventional warfare. It is a four-character subcategory of Y36 (Operations of war), 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 Y36.4 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Battle wounds
  • Bayonet injury
  • Bullet:
    • carbine
    • machine gun
    • pistol
    • rifle
    • rubber (rifle)
  • Drowned in war operations NOS
  • Pellets (shotgun)

Y36.4 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

FranceICD-10-FR

Y36.4Faits de guerre impliquant le tir d'armes à feu et autres moyens de type classique

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Y36.4oorlogshandelingen met schot van vuurwapen en overige vormen van

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • Y36.410AWar operations involving rubber bullets, military personnel, initial encounter
  • Y36.410DWar operations involving rubber bullets, military personnel, subsequent encounter
  • Y36.410SWar operations involving rubber bullets, military personnel, sequela
  • Y36.411AWar operations involving rubber bullets, civilian, initial encounter
  • Y36.411DWar operations involving rubber bullets, civilian, subsequent encounter
  • Y36.411SWar operations involving rubber bullets, civilian, sequela
  • Y36.420AWar operations involving firearms pellets, military personnel, initial encounter
  • Y36.420DWar operations involving firearms pellets, military personnel, subsequent encounter
  • and 40 more national subcodes

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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