Y36Operations of war
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
Must not be used as the primary diagnosis
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use Y36 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Group Y35-Y36
- Legal intervention and operations of war
- Official Vietnamese name
- Các hoạt động trong chiến tranh
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Note: Injuries due to operations of war occurring after cessation of hostilities are classified to Y36.8. Incl.: injuries to military personnel and civilians caused by war and civil insurrection
Related Y36 codes
Y36.0
War operations involving explosion of marine weapons
Y36.1
War operations involving destruction of aircraft
Y36.2
War operations involving other explosions and fragments
Y36.3
War operations involving fires, conflagrations and hot substances
Y36.4
War operations involving firearm discharge and other forms of conventional warfare
Y36.5
War operations involving nuclear weapons
Y36.6
War operations involving biological weapons
Y36.7
War operations involving chemical weapons and other forms of unconventional warfare
Y36.8
War operations occurring after cessation of hostilities
Y36.9
War operations, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
