X08.8
X08.8: Exposure to other specified smoke, fire and flames
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
X08.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for exposure to other specified smoke, fire and flames. 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 X08
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Ignition(accidental)
- Burn, burned, burning›blowtorch
- Burn, burned, burning›candle
- Burn, burned, burning›cigar(s) or cigarette(s)
- Burn, burned, burning›lamp(flame)
- Burn, burned, burning›lighter(cigar) (cigarette)
- Burn, burned, burning›matches
- Burn, burned, burning›torch, welding
- Exposure›fire, flames(accidental)
- Burn, burned, burning›pipe›smoking
- Exposure›fire, flames›specified NEC
- Exposure›fire, flames›resulting from›lightning
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead X08.8
3 child codes. Green means billable.