Y36.54

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

• Y36.54

Applicable To

• War operation involving acute radiation exposure from nuclear weapon

• War operation involving exposure to immediate ionizing radiation from nuclear weapon

• War operation involving fallout exposure from nuclear weapon

• War operation involving secondary effects of nuclear weapons

Details

• Y36.54 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.

• Short description: War operation w nuclear radiation effects of nuclear weapon

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM Y36.54 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Y36.54 – other international versions of ICD-10 Y36.54 may differ.