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X06.0XXA ICD-10-CM Code: Exposure to ignition of plastic jewelry, initial encounter

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Exposure to ignition of plastic jewelry, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (X06.0A).

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for X06.0XXA in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Conditions generally not reported together with this code (Excludes1) -- an error unless the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.

Frequently Compared Codes

The official Excludes notes on X06.0XXA name these codes. Each comparison page covers when the two can — or must not — be reported together.

Change history

No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2016 baseline of the change ledger.

Verify Before Coding

  • Principal-diagnosis restriction. External cause of morbidity codes (V, W, X and Y) describe the circumstance that caused an injury, not the condition treated. The Medicare Code Editor rejects them as a principal diagnosis; sequence the injury or condition first and report this code as secondary.

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of X06.0XXA in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Hierarchy

  • V00-Y99 — Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) (V00-Y99) [Hierarchy]
  • W00-X58 — Other external causes of accidental injury [Hierarchy]
  • X00-X08 — Exposure to smoke, fire and flames [Hierarchy]

Referenced by Excludes2 notes

  • X00 — Exposure to uncontrolled fire in building or structure [Excludes2](via X06.-): “Exposure to ignition or melting of other clothing and apparel (X06.-)” · check together

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • EXT004 — External cause codes: fire/burn; initial encounter [CCSR]
  • EXT020 — External cause codes: intent of injury, accidental/unintentional [CCSR]

Nearest codes (16)

  • X06 — Exposure to ignition or melting of other clothing and apparel [Sibling]
  • X06.0 — Exposure to ignition of plastic jewelry [Sibling]
  • X06.0XXD — Exposure to ignition of plastic jewelry, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • X06.0XXS — Exposure to ignition of plastic jewelry, sequela [Sibling]
  • X06.1 — Exposure to melting of plastic jewelry [Sibling]
  • X06.1XXA — Exposure to melting of plastic jewelry, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • X06.1XXD — Exposure to melting of plastic jewelry, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • X06.1XXS — Exposure to melting of plastic jewelry, sequela [Sibling]
  • and 8 more

Referenced by Other Codes

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):EXT004 — External cause codes: fire/burn; initial encounter; EXT020 — External cause codes: intent of injury, accidental/unintentional.

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes on other codes that name X06.0XXA or its code family.

1 Excludes2 notes: X00 (via X06.-).

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Does X06.0XXA require a 7th character?

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

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to X06.0XXA in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • X06 — Exposure to ignition or melting of other clothing and apparel
  • X06.0 — Exposure to ignition of plastic jewelry
  • X06.0XXD — Exposure to ignition of plastic jewelry, subsequent encounter
  • X06.0XXS — Exposure to ignition of plastic jewelry, sequela
  • X06.1 — Exposure to melting of plastic jewelry
  • X06.1XXA — Exposure to melting of plastic jewelry, initial encounter
  • X06.1XXD — Exposure to melting of plastic jewelry, subsequent encounter
  • X06.1XXS — Exposure to melting of plastic jewelry, sequela
  • X06.2 — Exposure to ignition of other clothing and apparel
  • X06.2XXA — Exposure to ignition of other clothing and apparel, initial encounter

View all codes in the X06 family