Category · FY2027
X03 Exposure to controlled fire, not in building or structure
- Header · not billable
- Codes take a 7th character
X03 is not billable. The category heads 15 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 5 subdivisions. Its codes take a 7th character, so none is complete with fewer than 7 characters.
Where it sits
- Chapter 20 External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
- X00-X08 Exposure to smoke, fire and flames (X00-X08)
- X03 Exposure to controlled fire, not in building or structure
- Billable codes
- 15
- Subdivisions
- 5
- CC / MCC codes
- 0 / 0
- HCC V28 codes
- 0
- New FY2027
- 0
- Index entries
- 0
Codes in X03
- X03.0Exposure to flames in controlled fire, not in building or structure +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- X03.1Exposure to smoke in controlled fire, not in building or structure +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- X03.3Fall due to controlled fire, not in building or structure +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- X03.4Hit by object due to controlled fire, not in building or structure +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- X03.8Other exposure to controlled fire, not in building or structure +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
Sources of each column. Rows marked +7th need a 7th character: pick one to build the full code; its code card has its own flags.
Instructions
At X03
Includes
- exposure to bon fire
- exposure to camp-fire
- exposure to trash fire
Notes that also apply
Block X00-X08 instructions (Excludes1 1, Excludes2 3): printed on the block page.
Chapter 20 instructions (Notes 1): printed on the chapter 20 page.
7th characters
7th characters for X03 defined here
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X03
| 7th | Meaning (NCHS) |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
A code that takes a 7th character is invalid without it; the placeholder X fills a code shorter than 6 characters (Official Guidelines I.A.5). How 7th characters work.