Y36.201 War operations involving unspecified explosion and fragments, civilian

ICD-10-CM Code Y36.201: War operations involving unspecified explosion and fragments, civilian

ICD-10-CM code Y36.201 designates injuries to civilians from war operations involving an unspecified explosion and fragments. The terminology record classifies this concept under the parent code Y36.20 and assigns it the semantic type of Injury or Poisoning. This code is active for the 2026 version. 1 4 5

Plain-language overview

Code Y36.201 represents a civilian injury sustained during war operations involving an unspecified explosion and fragments, serving as a specific classification for this type of external cause. 1

What this code represents

The official display label for code Y36.201 is War operations involving unspecified explosion and fragments, civilian, and the concept carries the semantic type of Injury or Poisoning. 1

Within the ICD-10-CM hierarchy, code Y36.201 is a child concept under the parent code Y36.20, which describes war operations involving unspecified explosion and fragments. 1 5

Coding details

The terminology record for code Y36.201 indicates an active status for the 2026 ICD-10-CM version and lists no narrower subordinate concepts under this specific civilian classification. 1

Documentation considerations

The official terminology record for Y36.201 includes a published abbreviation specifying war operations involving an unspecified explosion and fragments for civilians. 1

What the sources add

The National Cancer Institute terminology record and the EVS Explore portal both confirm the exact code Y36.201 and its official display label for war operations involving unspecified explosions and civilian fragments. 1 4

While the Y36.201 terminology record defines civilian war operation injuries, separate CMS and CDC sources discuss historical code revisions for terrorism and military fragments, providing context on similar external cause classifications. 1 2 3

Coverage and utilization context

CMS transmittals list external cause codes for terrorism involving explosions and injuries from war operations, but these documents do not explicitly state payer coverage rules or utilization guidelines for code Y36.201. 2 6

Questions to verify

The supplied excerpts do not establish whether code Y36.201 represents a billable specific code or detail the encounter characters for initial, subsequent, or sequela encounters. 1

Sources

1. ICD-10-CM Y36.201 terminology record — National Cancer Institute Enterprise Vocabulary Services; accessed 2026-07-27.
2. Intermediaries/Carriers — cms.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
3. ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee ... — cdc.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
4. EVS Explore — evsexplore.semantics.cancer.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
5. EVS Explore — evsexplore.semantics.cancer.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
6. CMS Manual System - Pub 100-20 One-Time Notification — cms.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.