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Explosion and rupture of gas cylinder (W36)

The ICD-10 code W36 category captures injuries caused by the explosion and rupture of gas cylinders, including specific types like aerosol cans, air tanks, and pressurized-gas tanks. These codes are essential for documenting accidents resulting from the sudden failure of pressure vessels.

This section includes detailed codes such as W36.1 for aerosol can explosions and W36.2 for air tank ruptures, each with designations for initial, subsequent, and sequela encounters to track the treatment phase. Synonyms like "accident caused by explosion of pressure vessel" or "accident caused by explosion of aerosol can" clarify that these codes address unexpected ruptures leading to injury. By using these specific codes, healthcare providers can accurately identify the cause of injuries related to gas cylinder failures, facilitating appropriate care and reporting. The inclusion of various seventh characters (A, D, S) ensures precise classification for initial treatment, follow-up care, or residual effects after the incident.

Instructional Notations

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 W36

7th Character

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

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