W93.1

W93.1: Contact with or inhalation of liquid air

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

W93.1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for contact with or inhalation of liquid air. 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 each code from category W93

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Other codes that can never be billed with W93.1

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

X31Exposure to excessive natural cold
X31.XXXAExposure to excessive natural cold, initial encounter
X31.XXXDExposure to excessive natural cold, subsequent encounter
X31.XXXSExposure to excessive natural cold, sequela

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.

Code to one of these instead W93.1

2 child codes. Green means billable.