W40.0XXS

W40.0XXS: Explosion of blasting material, sequela

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

W40.0XXS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for explosion of blasting material, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check W40.0XXS with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "S": sequela

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W40

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Explosion of blasting cap
Explosion of detonator
Explosion of dynamite
Explosion of explosive (any) used in blasting operations

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above W40.0XXS

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on W40: Explosion of other materials

assault by explosive material (X96)
explosion involving legal intervention (Y35.1-)
explosion involving military or war operations (Y36.0-, Y36.2-)
intentional self-harm by explosive material (X75)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under W40.0