Y36.200D War operations involving unspecified explosion and fragments, military personnel, subsequent encounter

ICD-10-CM Y36.200D: War operations involving unspecified explosion and fragments, military personnel, subsequent encounter

ICD-10-CM code Y36.200D classifies an injury or poisoning event involving war operations with unspecified explosion and fragments affecting military personnel during a subsequent encounter. The code is active for the 2026 terminology version and has a parent concept of Y36.200. It is distinct from related military operation codes. 1 5

Plain-language overview

Code Y36.200D is an active ICD-10-CM terminology concept representing an injury or poisoning related to war operations involving an unspecified explosion and fragments affecting military personnel during a subsequent encounter. 1

What this code represents

The semantic type assigned to Y36.200D within the ICD-10-CM terminology is Injury or Poisoning, establishing the clinical category for this specific military personnel war operations code. 1

The parent concept for Y36.200D is Y36.200, which broadly denotes war operations involving unspecified explosion and fragments, military personnel, without specifying the encounter. 1

Coding details

The official published abbreviation for Y36.200D is War op involving unsp explosion and fragments, milt, subs, providing a shortened reference for this subsequent encounter code. 1

Code Y36.200D is distinct from Y36.290D, which specifically classifies war operations involving other explosions and fragments, military personnel, during a subsequent encounter. 5

Code Y36.200D is also distinct from Y37.200D, which applies to military operations involving unspecified explosion and fragments, military personnel, during a subsequent encounter rather than war operations. 5

Documentation considerations

The terminology record for Y36.200D indicates that this code possesses narrower concepts within the ICD-10-CM hierarchy, meaning more specific subclassifications exist beneath it. 1

What the sources add

While S1 establishes the official active terminology and semantic type for Y36.200D, S5 provides operational context by listing the code alongside related military and war operation explosion codes to illustrate its hierarchical placement. 1 5

Historical proposals from S2 discuss expanding external cause codes for military operations to improve injury cause identification, while S4 notes that related war operation injury code revisions include both military personnel and civilians. 2 4

Sources

1. ICD-10-CM Y36.200D terminology record — National Cancer Institute Enterprise Vocabulary Services; accessed 2026-07-27.
2. ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee ... — cdc.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
3. EVS Explore — evsexplore.semantics.cancer.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
4. CMS Manual System - Pub 100-04 Medicare Claims ... — cms.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
5. ICD-10-CM 2024 | Y38 - Terrorism — unboundmedicine.com; accessed 2026-07-27.