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Assault by explosive material (X96)

The ICD-10 code X96 and its subcategories are used to document injuries resulting from assaults involving explosive materials. These codes specify the type of explosive device involved, such as antipersonnel bombs, gasoline bombs, letter bombs, fertilizer bombs, pipe bombs, and other specified or unspecified explosives.

These codes, including detailed extensions like X96.0XXA for an initial encounter with assault by an antipersonnel bomb or X96.1XXD for a subsequent encounter by gasoline bomb assault, help medical coders and healthcare professionals precisely record external causes of injury. Commonly referred to as assaults by explosive devices, car bombs, dynamite, booby traps, or land-mines in some cases, these synonyms assist coders in selecting the correct ICD-10 code when working from a known condition. This coding system also distinguishes the timing of care, such as initial encounters, subsequent encounters, or sequela, aiding clinical documentation and accurate reporting of injuries caused by various explosive assaults.

Instructional Notations

Type 1 Excludes

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

  • incendiary device X97
  • terrorism involving explosive material Y38.2

7th Character Note

Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X96

7th Character

Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.

  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela