X04.XXXA

X04.XXXA: Exposure to ignition of highly flammable material, initial encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

X04.XXXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for exposure to ignition of highly flammable material, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check X04.XXXA with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "A": initial encounter

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

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above X04.XXXA

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on X04: Exposure to ignition of highly flammable material

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

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.