2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code X97Assault by smoke, fire and flames
X97 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code for assault by smoke, fire and flames, so it cannot be submitted on claims. Use a more specific code from this category instead, such as X97.XXXA, X97.XXXD, and X97.XXXS.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to X97: its own notes plus those printed at block X92-Y09 and Chapter 20. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Includes
Further defines, or gives examples of, the content of the category.
- homicide
- injuries inflicted by another person with intent to injure or kill, by any means
Applicable To
Conditions this code is used for: synonyms of the title or, for "other specified" codes, the conditions assigned to it. The list is not exhaustive.
- Assault by arson
- Assault by cigarettes
- Assault by incendiary device
Excludes1
Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
Notes
General instructions on how these codes are used.
- This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88). Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter 20 should be used to provide additional information as to the cause of the condition.
7th Character
Every code in the category takes a 7th character from the listed values, with the placeholder X filling any empty positions before it.
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code X97
- Ainitial encounter
- Dsubsequent encounter
- Ssequela
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Referenced in Other NotesGuidance
Instructional notes printed at other codes that name X97, its category, or a range that includes it.
Excludes1 2
These codes carry an Excludes1 note naming X97: they are not reported together with it, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
- Block X00-X08 Exposure to smoke, fire and flamesarson (X97)
- X96 Assault by explosive materialincendiary device (X97)
Use Additional Code 31
These codes say to use an additional code from the note, and X97 is one of the codes named.
- T20.0 Burn of unspecified degree of head, face, and neck
- T20.1 Burn of first degree of head, face, and neck
- T20.2 Burn of second degree of head, face, and neck
- T20.3 Burn of third degree of head, face, and neck
- T21.0 Burn of unspecified degree of trunk
- T21.1 Burn of first degree of trunk
- T21.2 Burn of second degree of trunk
- T21.3 Burn of third degree of trunk
- T22.0 Burn of unspecified degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
- T22.1 Burn of first degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
- T22.2 Burn of second degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
- T22.3 Burn of third degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
- T23.0 Burn of unspecified degree of wrist and hand
- T23.1 Burn of first degree of wrist and hand
- T23.2 Burn of second degree of wrist and hand
16 more Use Additional Code notes name this code. Browse all Use Additional Code notes.
External Cause of Injuries IndexGuidance
References for this code in the External Cause of Injuries Index; each main term links to its index entry.
Patient EducationClinical
Burns
A burn is damage to your body's tissues caused by heat, chemicals, electricity, sunlight, or radiation. Scalds from hot liquids and steam, building fires and flammable liquids and gases are the most common causes of burns. Another kind is an inhalation injury, caused by breathing smoke.
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Code HistoryHistory
Questions About X97Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for assault by smoke, fire and flames?
X97 is the ICD-10-CM category for assault by smoke, fire and flames, but it is a non-billable header: claims need a more specific code from this category, listed on this page.
Is X97 (Assault by smoke, fire and flames) a billable code?
No. This is a category header that groups the codes for assault by smoke, fire and flames, and headers cannot be submitted on claims. Claims for assault by smoke, fire and flames need a more specific code from this category, such as X97.XXXA, X97.XXXD, and X97.XXXS.
Can X97 be reported with a code from Y35?
Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note at block X92-Y09, which applies to X97, lists "injuries due to legal intervention (Y35.-)". An Excludes1 note means the excluded code is never reported together with this one; the only exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other (Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
