W36: Explosion and rupture of gas cylinder

Codes under W36 (Explosion and rupture of gas cylinder). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.

Code	Description	Billable
W36.1	Explosion and rupture of aerosol can	—
W36.1XXA	Explosion and rupture of aerosol can, initial encounter	✓
W36.1XXD	Explosion and rupture of aerosol can, subsequent encounter	✓
W36.1XXS	Explosion and rupture of aerosol can, sequela	✓
W36.2	Explosion and rupture of air tank	—
W36.2XXA	Explosion and rupture of air tank, initial encounter	✓
W36.2XXD	Explosion and rupture of air tank, subsequent encounter	✓
W36.2XXS	Explosion and rupture of air tank, sequela	✓
W36.3	Explosion and rupture of pressurized-gas tank	—
W36.3XXA	Explosion and rupture of pressurized-gas tank, initial encounter	✓
W36.3XXD	Explosion and rupture of pressurized-gas tank, subsequent encounter	✓
W36.3XXS	Explosion and rupture of pressurized-gas tank, sequela	✓
W36.8	Explosion and rupture of other gas cylinder	—
W36.8XXA	Explosion and rupture of other gas cylinder, initial encounter	✓
W36.8XXD	Explosion and rupture of other gas cylinder, subsequent encounter	✓
W36.8XXS	Explosion and rupture of other gas cylinder, sequela	✓
W36.9	Explosion and rupture of unspecified gas cylinder	—
W36.9XXA	Explosion and rupture of unspecified gas cylinder, initial encounter	✓
W36.9XXD	Explosion and rupture of unspecified gas cylinder, subsequent encounter	✓
W36.9XXS	Explosion and rupture of unspecified gas cylinder, sequela	✓

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