Explosion and rupture of aerosol can. W36.1 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM W36.1 became effective on October 1, 2018.
W20-W49 Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces. Explosion (accidental) (of) (with secondary fire) W40.9 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W40.9 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W40.1 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W36.9 ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To W36.1 Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
Tip: Coding for a nonvenomous insect bite is not the same as coding for a venomous spider bite, which you’ll report using a code from T63.3- Toxic effect of venom of spider. Check the “Venom” entry in the ICD-10-CM Table of Drugs and Chemicals to see more options.
Check the “Venom” entry in the ICD-10-CM Table of Drugs and Chemicals to see more options. For a nonvenomous spider bite, the index points you to “Bite, by site, superficial, insect” (which you may not expect because spiders aren’t insects).
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier.
The ICD-10-CM External Cause Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code W36.1. Click on any term below to browse the external cause index.
Non-specific codes like W36.1 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10 codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for explosion and rupture of aerosol can:
References found for the code W36.1 in the External Cause of Injuries Index: