Section X92-Y09Assault

Includes:

  • homicide
  • injuries inflicted by another person with intent to injure or kill, by any means

Excludes1

  • injuries due to legal intervention (Y35.-)
  • injuries due to operations of war (Y36.-)
  • injuries due to terrorism (Y38.-)
  1. X96 Assault by explosive material

    Excludes1

    • incendiary device (X97)
    • terrorism involving explosive material (Y38.2-)

    The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X96

    • A - initial encounter
    • D - subsequent encounter
    • S - sequela
    1. X96.0 Assault by antipersonnel bomb

    2. X96.1 Assault by gasoline bomb

    3. X96.2 Assault by letter bomb

    4. X96.3 Assault by fertilizer bomb

    5. X96.4 Assault by pipe bomb

    6. X96.8 Assault by other specified explosive

    7. X96.9 Assault by unspecified explosive

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.