W38
W38: Explosion and rupture of other specified pressurized devices
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
W38 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for explosion and rupture of other specified pressurized devices. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code W38
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Explosion›pressure, pressurized›cooker
- Explosion›pressure, pressurized›specified device NEC
- Explosion›pressure, pressurized›vessel(in machinery)
- Object›set in motion by›accidental explosion or rupture of pressure vessel
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead W38
3 child codes. Green means billable.