Category · FY2027
X05 Exposure to ignition or melting of nightwear
- Header · not billable
- Codes take a 7th character
X05 is not billable. The category heads 3 billable codes in FY2027. 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)
- X05 Exposure to ignition or melting of nightwear
- Billable codes
- 3
- Subdivisions
- 0
- CC / MCC codes
- 0 / 0
- HCC V28 codes
- 0
- New FY2027
- 0
- Index entries
- 0
Codes in X05
- X05.XXXAExposure to ignition or melting of nightwear, initial encounterBillable
- X05.XXXDExposure to ignition or melting of nightwear, subsequent encounterBillable
- X05.XXXSExposure to ignition or melting of nightwear, sequelaBillable
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 X05
Excludes2
- exposure to uncontrolled fire in building or structure (X00.-) X00
- exposure to uncontrolled fire, not in building or structure (X01.-) X01
- exposure to controlled fire in building or structure (X02.-) X02
- exposure to controlled fire, not in building or structure (X03.-) X03
- exposure to ignition of highly flammable materials (X04.-) X04
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 X05 defined here
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code X05
| 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.