W35

Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Explosion and rupture of boiler

Metadata & Insights
  • Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99).

W20-W49 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • assault (X92-Y09)
  • contact or collision with animals or persons (W50-W64)
  • exposure to inanimate mechanical forces involving military or war operations (Y36.-, Y37.-)
  • intentional self-harm (X71-X83)

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • explosion and rupture of boiler on watercraft (V93.4)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
W20-W49Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
W35Explosion and rupture of boilerBillable
W35.XXXAExplosion and rupture of boiler, initial encounterBillable
W35.XXXDExplosion and rupture of boiler, subsequent encounterBillable
W35.XXXSExplosion and rupture of boiler, sequelaBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to W35:

blockW20-W49
Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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