Y35.891A
Legal intervention involving other specified means, law enforcement official injured, initial encounter
Y35.891A (also written Y35891A) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for legal intervention involving other specified means, law enforcement official injured, initial encounter. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 276 codes in category Y35 (Legal intervention). Its 7th character, A, means initial encounter.
7th character
Category Y35 requires a 7th character.
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.