1. Y38 Terrorism

    Inclusion term(s):

    • These codes are for use to identify injuries resulting from the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a Government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objective

    Use additional code for place of occurrence (Y92.-)

    The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y38

    • A - initial encounter
    • D - subsequent encounter
    • S - sequela
    1. Y38.0 Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Terrorism involving depth-charge
      • Terrorism involving marine mine
      • Terrorism involving mine NOS, at sea or in harbor
      • Terrorism involving sea-based artillery shell
      • Terrorism involving torpedo
      • Terrorism involving underwater blast
      1. Y38.0X Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons

        • Y38.0X1 Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, public safety official injured
        • Y38.0X2 Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, civilian injured
        • Y38.0X3 Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons, terrorist injured
    2. Y38.1 Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Terrorism involving aircraft burned
      • Terrorism involving aircraft exploded
      • Terrorism involving aircraft being shot down
      • Terrorism involving aircraft used as a weapon
      1. Y38.1X Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft

        • Y38.1X1 Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft, public safety official injured
        • Y38.1X2 Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft, civilian injured
        • Y38.1X3 Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft, terrorist injured
    3. Y38.2 Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Terrorism involving antipersonnel (fragments) bomb
      • Terrorism involving blast NOS
      • Terrorism involving explosion NOS
      • Terrorism involving explosion of breech block
      • Terrorism involving explosion of cannon block
      • Terrorism involving explosion (fragments) of artillery shell
      • Terrorism involving explosion (fragments) of bomb
      • Terrorism involving explosion (fragments) of grenade
      • Terrorism involving explosion (fragments) of guided missile
      • Terrorism involving explosion (fragments) of land mine
      • Terrorism involving explosion of mortar bomb
      • Terrorism involving explosion of munitions
      • Terrorism involving explosion (fragments) of rocket
      • Terrorism involving explosion (fragments) of shell
      • Terrorism involving shrapnel
      • Terrorism involving mine NOS, on land
      1. Y38.2X Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments

        • Y38.2X1 Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments, public safety official injured
        • Y38.2X2 Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments, civilian injured
        • Y38.2X3 Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments, terrorist injured
    4. Y38.3 Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Terrorism involving conflagration NOS
      • Terrorism involving fire NOS
      • Terrorism involving petrol bomb
      1. Y38.3X Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances

        • Y38.3X1 Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, public safety official injured
        • Y38.3X2 Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, civilian injured
        • Y38.3X3 Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances, terrorist injured
    5. Y38.4 Terrorism involving firearms

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Terrorism involving carbine bullet
      • Terrorism involving machine gun bullet
      • Terrorism involving pellets (shotgun)
      • Terrorism involving pistol bullet
      • Terrorism involving rifle bullet
      • Terrorism involving rubber (rifle) bullet
      1. Y38.4X Terrorism involving firearms

        • Y38.4X1 Terrorism involving firearms, public safety official injured
        • Y38.4X2 Terrorism involving firearms, civilian injured
        • Y38.4X3 Terrorism involving firearms, terrorist injured
    6. Y38.5 Terrorism involving nuclear weapons

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Terrorism involving blast effects of nuclear weapon
      • Terrorism involving exposure to ionizing radiation from nuclear weapon
      • Terrorism involving fireball effect of nuclear weapon
      • Terrorism involving heat from nuclear weapon
      1. Y38.5X Terrorism involving nuclear weapons

        • Y38.5X1 Terrorism involving nuclear weapons, public safety official injured
        • Y38.5X2 Terrorism involving nuclear weapons, civilian injured
        • Y38.5X3 Terrorism involving nuclear weapons, terrorist injured
    7. Y38.6 Terrorism involving biological weapons

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Terrorism involving anthrax
      • Terrorism involving cholera
      • Terrorism involving smallpox
      1. Y38.6X Terrorism involving biological weapons

        • Y38.6X1 Terrorism involving biological weapons, public safety official injured
        • Y38.6X2 Terrorism involving biological weapons, civilian injured
        • Y38.6X3 Terrorism involving biological weapons, terrorist injured
    8. Y38.7 Terrorism involving chemical weapons

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Terrorism involving gases, fumes, chemicals
      • Terrorism involving hydrogen cyanide
      • Terrorism involving phosgene
      • Terrorism involving sarin
      1. Y38.7X Terrorism involving chemical weapons

        • Y38.7X1 Terrorism involving chemical weapons, public safety official injured
        • Y38.7X2 Terrorism involving chemical weapons, civilian injured
        • Y38.7X3 Terrorism involving chemical weapons, terrorist injured
    9. Y38.8 Terrorism involving other and unspecified means

      1. Y38.80 Terrorism involving unspecified means

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Terrorism NOS
      2. Y38.81 Terrorism involving suicide bomber

        • Y38.811 Terrorism involving suicide bomber, public safety official injured
        • Y38.812 Terrorism involving suicide bomber, civilian injured
      3. Y38.89 Terrorism involving other means

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Terrorism involving drowning and submersion
        • Terrorism involving lasers
        • Terrorism involving piercing or stabbing instruments
        • Y38.891 Terrorism involving other means, public safety official injured
        • Y38.892 Terrorism involving other means, civilian injured
        • Y38.893 Terrorism involving other means, terrorist injured
    10. Y38.9 Terrorism, secondary effects

      Note: This code is for use to identify conditions occurring subsequent to a terrorist attack not those that are due to the initial terrorist attack

      1. Y38.9X Terrorism, secondary effects

        • Y38.9X1 Terrorism, secondary effects, public safety official injured
        • Y38.9X2 Terrorism, secondary effects, civilian injured
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.