Exposure to melting of plastic jewelry, sequela

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Exposure to melting of plastic jewelry, sequela

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from X06 Exposure to ignition or melting of other clothing and apparel

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X06

Excludes2 - not included here

exposure to uncontrolled fire in building or structure (X00.-)
exposure to uncontrolled fire, not in building or structure (X01.-)
exposure to controlled fire in building or structure (X02.-)
exposure to controlled fire, not in building or structure (X03.-)
exposure to ignition of highly flammable materials (X04.-)

Inherited from the X00-X08 section Exposure to smoke, fire and flames (X00-X08)

Excludes1 - never coded here

arson (X97)

Excludes2 - not included here

explosions (W35-W40)
lightning (T75.0-)
transport accident (V01-V99)

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Melting > plastic jewelry

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
X06.1XXA	Exposure to melting of plastic jewelry, initial encounter	Valid
X06.1XXD	Exposure to melting of plastic jewelry, subsequent encounter	Valid