Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge
Requires 7th character
Y35.00 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Legal intervention involving gunshot wound
- Legal intervention involving shot NOS
Includes (from Y35)
- 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
- 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.
7th character
This code requires a 7th character (defined at Y35). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
Also known as
- Legal intervention involving gunshot wound
- Legal intervention involving shot NOS
Parent code
- Y35.0Legal intervention involving firearm dischargeNeeds 7th char
More specific codes Y35.00
- Y35.001Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, law enforcement official injuredNeeds 7th char
- Y35.002Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, bystander injuredNeeds 7th char
- Y35.003Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, suspect injuredNeeds 7th char
- Y35.009Legal intervention involving unspecified firearm discharge, unspecified person injuredNeeds 7th char
Related codes
- Y35.01Legal intervention involving injury by machine gunNeeds 7th char
- Y35.02Legal intervention involving injury by handgunNeeds 7th char
- Y35.03Legal intervention involving injury by rifle pelletNeeds 7th char
- Y35.04Legal intervention involving injury by rubber bulletNeeds 7th char
- Y35.09Legal intervention involving other firearm dischargeNeeds 7th char