Y353-char group
Legal intervention
⇄ Primary-code rule changed vs QĐ4469
Coding rules (TT06)
- ●Cannot be used as primary diagnosis
- ●Avoid — more specific 4-5 char codes exist (see below)
Coding guidance (WHO 2019)
Incl.: injuries inflicted by the police or other law-enforcing agents, including military on duty, in the course of arresting or attempting to arrest lawbreakers, suppressing disturbances, maintaining order, and other legal action
Codes within Y35
Y35.0Legal intervention involving firearm dischargeY35.1Legal intervention involving explosivesY35.2Legal intervention involving gasY35.3Legal intervention involving blunt objectsY35.4Legal intervention involving sharp objectsY35.5Legal executionY35.6Legal intervention involving other specified meansY35.7Legal intervention, means unspecified