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6. Y35.21

Y35.21 - Legal intervention involving injury by tear gas

• Applicable to Legal intervention involving injury by tear gas
• The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM Y35.21 became effective on October 1, 2024.
• This is the American ICD10-CM version of Y35.21 - other international versions of ICD10 Y35.21 may differ.
• Y35.21 is a Non-Billable / Non-Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
• Y35.21 Code should not be used for billing or reimbursement purposes as there are multiple ICD-10 CM codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.

The following codes above Y35.21 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to Y35.21:

• Chapter: V00-Y99 - External causes of morbidity
• Section: Y35-Y38 - Legal intervention, operations of war, military operations, and terrorism
• Category: Y35 - Legal intervention

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Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.