X02.3 — Fall from burning building or structure in controlled fire
X02.3 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for fall from burning building or structure in controlled fire. 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 X02
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
X02.3 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
How X02.3 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to X02.3.
- Exposure›fire, flames›controlled›building or structure›with›fall from building
Code to one of these instead X02.3
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share X02. If X02.3 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- X02.0Exposure to flames in controlled fire in building or structure
- X02.1Exposure to smoke in controlled fire in building or structure
- X02.2Injury due to collapse of burning building or structure in controlled fire
- X02.4Hit by object from burning building or structure in controlled fire
- X02.5Jump from burning building or structure in controlled fire
- X02.8Other exposure to controlled fire in building or structure
Questions about X02.3
- Is X02.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. X02.3 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does X02.3 sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Exposure to smoke, fire and flames (X00-X08).