Category · FY2027

X06 Exposure to ignition or melting of other clothing and apparel

Header · not billable
Codes take a 7th character

X06 is not billable. The category heads 12 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 4 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)
X06 Exposure to ignition or melting of other clothing and apparel

Billable codes: 12
Subdivisions: 4
CC / MCC codes: 0 / 0
HCC V28 codes: 0
New FY2027: 0
Index entries: 0

Codes in X06

X06.0
Exposure to ignition of plastic jewelry +7th: A D S
Needs 7th character
X06.1
Exposure to melting of plastic jewelry +7th: A D S
Needs 7th character
X06.2
Exposure to ignition of other clothing and apparel +7th: A D S
Needs 7th character
X06.3
Exposure to melting of other clothing and apparel +7th: A D S
Needs 7th character

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 X06

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 X06 defined here

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X06

7th characters for X06
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.