W36

The ICD-10-CM code for explosion and rupture of gas cylinder is W36. The full clinical description is "Explosion and rupture of gas cylinder". W36 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code W36 represents “Explosion and rupture of gas cylinder”. It is classified under Chapter 21: External Causes of Morbidity and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, W36 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 5 child codes under W36.

W36 is in Chapter 21: External Causes of Morbidity (codes V00-Y99).

W36 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: assault (X92-Y09); contact or collision with animals or persons (W50-W64); exposure to inanimate mechanical forces involving military or war operations (Y36.-, Y37.-); and 1 more.

W36 has 5 child codes, including: W36.1 (Explosion and rupture of aerosol can), W36.2 (Explosion and rupture of air tank), W36.3 (Explosion and rupture of pressurized-gas tank), W36.8 (Explosion and rupture of other gas cylinder), and 1 more.

W36 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0479053. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like explosion and rupture of gas cylinder affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

W36 maps to the ICD-11 code: PB55.1&XE5VQ.