Explosion and rupture of pressurized tire, pipe or hose (W37)
The ICD-10 code W37 covers injuries caused by the explosion or rupture of pressurized tires, pipes, or hoses. This includes specific codes for bicycle tire explosions and other pressurized items such as car tires or pressure vessels.
These codes are used to document accidents involving sudden bursts of pressurized components. For instance, W37.0 refers to the explosion of a bicycle tire, with detailed options for initial, subsequent, or sequela encounters. The codes starting with W37.8 cover explosions or ruptures of other pressurized tires, pipes, or hoses, such as motor vehicle tire blowouts, which may cause vehicle control loss without collision. These codes help accurately capture injury causes like a car tire bursting or accidents caused by pressure vessel explosions. Including terms like "accident to motor vehicle on road due to tire burst" or "accident caused by explosion of car tire" assists medical coders by linking common injury descriptions to the correct ICD-10 code for precise reporting and treatment tracking.
External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01–Y99)
Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
W37 Explosion and rupture of pressurized tire, pipe or hose
W37.0 Explosion of bicycle tire
- W37.0XXA Explosion of bicycle tire, initial encounter
- W37.0XXD Explosion of bicycle tire, subsequent encounter
- W37.0XXS Explosion of bicycle tire, sequela
W37.8 Explosion and rupture of other pressurized tire, pipe or hose
- W37.8XXA Explosion and rupture of other pressurized tire, pipe or hose, initial encounter
- W37.8XXD Explosion and rupture of other pressurized tire, pipe or hose, subsequent encounter
- W37.8XXS Explosion and rupture of other pressurized tire, pipe or hose, sequela
Explosion and rupture of pressurized tire, pipe or hose (W37)
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 W37
7th Character
Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
