Legal intervnt w oth explosv, law enforc offl injured, subs

This code describes an injury sustained by a law enforcement official due to legal intervention involving an explosive device, specifically during a subsequent encounter for care related to the initial incident. It indicates that the injury was not from a firearm discharge but from another type of explosive used in a law enforcement action.

Use this code when a law enforcement officer presents for follow-up care, rehabilitation, or management of complications stemming from an injury caused by an explosive device during a legal intervention. This applies to scenarios such as a bomb squad officer injured during detonation of an explosive, or an officer injured by a non-firearm explosive device deployed by law enforcement during an arrest or containment.

• Ensure the documentation clearly states the patient is a law enforcement official and the injury resulted from legal intervention involving an explosive other than a firearm.
• Verify this is a subsequent encounter for the injury, not the initial treatment.
• Always sequence this external cause code after the primary injury code(s).