Terrorism involving other means, terrorist injured, sequela

This code indicates a long-term or late-appearing health condition resulting from a terrorist act where the patient was the direct victim, and the method of terrorism was not specifically categorized elsewhere (e.g., not biological, chemical, nuclear, or conventional weapon). It signifies that the patient's current medical issue is a direct consequence of a past terrorist incident involving an unspecified means of attack.

Apply this code when documenting a sequela (e.g., chronic pain, PTSD, organ damage, scarring) that is definitively linked to a prior terrorist event where the patient was injured by a method not covered by more specific Y38 codes. This code is appropriate for follow-up encounters long after the initial injury, when the acute phase of care has passed.

• Always sequence this code after the code describing the specific sequela (e.g., chronic pain, PTSD).
• Ensure documentation clearly links the current condition to a past terrorist event and specifies the patient was injured.
• Verify that the means of terrorism is not more precisely described by other Y38.x codes.