Y35.30
Legal intervention involving unspecified blunt objects
Y35.30 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for legal intervention involving unspecified blunt objects. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are Y35.301 Legal intervention involving unspecified blunt objects, law enforcement official injured; Y35.302 Legal intervention involving unspecified blunt objects, bystander injured; Y35.303 Legal intervention involving unspecified blunt objects, suspect injured and Y35.309 Legal intervention involving unspecified blunt objects, unspecified person injured.
7th characters
Every code below needs one of these (defined at Y35).
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y35
- Ainitial encounter
- Dsubsequent encounter
- Ssequela
Guidelines tip
From the FY2027 Official Guidelines. ICD10Ref adds no rules of its own.
An external cause code is never a principal or first-listed diagnosis. Its 7th character is assigned for each encounter and should match the injury or condition code.
Includes
Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.
- any injury sustained as a result of an encounter with any law enforcement official, serving in any capacity at the time of the encounter, whether on-duty or off-duty. Includes: injury to law enforcement official, suspect and bystander
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88). Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter 20 should be used to provide additional information as to the cause of the condition.
More specific codes under Y35.30 4
- Y35.301Legal intervention involving unspecified blunt objects, law enforcement official injured7th char needed
- Y35.302Legal intervention involving unspecified blunt objects, bystander injured7th char needed
- Y35.303Legal intervention involving unspecified blunt objects, suspect injured7th char needed
- Y35.309Legal intervention involving unspecified blunt objects, unspecified person injured7th char needed