2025 ICD-10-CM code X04
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Revision Date: N/A Deletion Date: N/A External causes of morbidity - Exposure to smoke, fire and flames Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality Feed
Exposure to the ignition of highly flammable materials such as gasoline, kerosene, or petrol.
Modifiers may be applicable depending on the circumstances of the incident and the subsequent treatment rendered.
Medical necessity is established by the presence of injuries directly related to the exposure to the ignited flammable material.The severity and treatment required will determine the medical necessity for further interventions.
The clinical responsibility depends on the resulting injury.It may involve emergency medicine physicians, burn specialists, pulmonologists (for inhalation injuries), or other specialists based on the patient's condition.
- Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality
- Accidents (V01-X59) > Exposure to smoke, fire and flames (X00-X09)
In simple words: This code is used when someone is hurt because of a fire started by something that catches fire easily, like gasoline or kerosene.
This code classifies injuries resulting from exposure to the ignition of highly flammable materials.It includes incidents involving gasoline, kerosene, petrol, or other similar substances.The code is secondary to a code from another chapter specifying the nature of the injury sustained (e.g., burns, inhalation injury).
Example 1: A patient sustains second-degree burns to their arms and face after attempting to light a grill with gasoline., A child playing with matches ignites a container of kerosene, resulting in minor burns to their hands and smoke inhalation., A worker at a gas station suffers flash burns and respiratory distress due to a petrol spill igniting near them.
Detailed description of the incident, including the type of flammable material involved, the extent and location of the burns, the presence of smoke inhalation, and any other injuries.Supporting documentation might include photographs of the burns, laboratory test results, and pulmonary function tests.
** This code should not be used for incidents involving arson (X97) or explosions (W35-W40).
- Payment Status: Active
- Modifier TC rule: Not applicable to this diagnostic code.
- Specialties:Emergency Medicine, Burn Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Respiratory Medicine
- Place of Service:Emergency Room - Hospital, Inpatient Hospital, Outpatient Hospital, Office