X04

X04: Exposure to ignition of highly flammable material

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

X04 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for exposure to ignition of highly flammable material. 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 X04

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

exposure to ignition or melting of nightwear (X05)
exposure to ignition or melting of other clothing and apparel (X06)

Inclusion terms

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

Exposure to ignition of gasoline
Exposure to ignition of kerosene
Exposure to ignition of petrol

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Ignition›benzine
Ignition›ether
Ignition›gasoline
Ignition›kerosene
Ignition›paraffin
Ignition›petrol
Exposure›fire, flames›ignition of highly flammable material
Ignition›apparel›from highly flammable material
Ignition›material›highly flammable with secondary explosion
Ignition›clothes, clothing NEC›from›highly flammable material

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead X04

3 child codes. Green means billable.