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W40.8Explosion of other specified explosive materials

ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)

Code Details

Billable	No — use a more specific child code
Chapter	Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
Section	Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
Parent code	W40 — Explosion of other materials
Requires 7th character	Yes

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Explosion in dump NOS
Explosion in factory NOS
Explosion in grain store
Explosion in munitions

Excludes1 (never code both together)

explosion involving legal intervention (Y35.1-)
explosion involving military or war operations (Y36.0-, Y36.2-)

Subcategories (3)

W40.8XXA Explosion of oth explosive materials, init encntr
W40.8XXD Explosion of oth explosive materials, subs encntr
W40.8XXS Explosion of other specified explosive materials, sequela

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