X00 ICD-10-CA code: Exposure to uncontrolled fire in building or structure
X00 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Exposure to uncontrolled fire in building or structure” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.
Official description
X00Exposure to uncontrolled fire in building or structure
Short description: Exp uncont building fire
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Index terms
Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to X00. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.
- House fire (uncontrolled)
- Collapse, building, burning (uncontrolled fire)
- Collapse, structure, burning (uncontrolled fire)
- Jumped, jumping, from, building, burning (uncontrolled fire)
- Jumped, jumping, from, structure, burning (uncontrolled fire)
- Fall, falling (accidental), building, burning (uncontrolled fire)
- Fall, falling (accidental), structure, burning (uncontrolled fire)
- Fall, falling (accidental), from, off, building, burning (uncontrolled fire)
- Struck (accidentally) by, object NEC, falling, from, in, on, structure, burning
- Fall, falling (accidental), from, off, structure NEC, burning (uncontrolled fire)
- Melting (due to fire), fittings or furniture (burning building) (uncontrolled fire)
- Suffocation (accidental) (by external means) (by pressure) (mechanical), in, burning building
- Struck (accidentally) by, object NEC, falling, from, in, on, building, burning (uncontrolled fire)
- Burn, burned, burning (accidental) (by) (from) (on), clothes, clothing NEC (from controlled fire), with conflagration
- Ignition (accidental), clothes, clothing NEC (from controlled fire), from, uncontrolled fire (in building or structure)
- Exposure (to), fire (accidental) (with exposure to smoke or fumes or causing burns, or secondary explosion), uncontrolled, in building or structure
- Exposure (to), fire (accidental) (with exposure to smoke or fumes or causing burns, or secondary explosion), fittings or furniture (in building or structure) (uncontrolled)
Notes for X00
As CIHI prints them, with any note X00 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- collapse of, fall from, hit by object falling from, jump from burning building or structureconflagrationfire, melting, smouldering of fittings, furniture
- Fire caused by lightningFrom X00-X09 Exposure to smoke, fire and flames
Use additional code
Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.
- Use additional code from category U98.- to identify place of occurrence.From X00-X09 Exposure to smoke, fire and flames
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Arson (X97.-)secondary fire resulting from explosion (W35-W40)transport accidents (V01-V99)From X00-X09 Exposure to smoke, fire and flames
Note
- This chapter, which in previous revisions of ICD constituted a supplementary classification, permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, poisoning and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used in addition to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98). Causes of death should preferably be tabulated according to both Chapter XIX and Chapter XX, but if only one code is tabulated then the code from Chapter XX should be used in preference. Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter XX should be used to provide additional information for multiple-condition analysis only.From Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98)
Where X00 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98)
- 2Block V01-X59Accidents
- 3Block W00-X59Other external causes of accidental injury
- 4Block X00-X09Exposure to smoke, fire and flames
- 5Valid code X00Exposure to uncontrolled fire in building or structure
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does ICD-10-CA code X00 mean?
X00 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Exposure to uncontrolled fire in building or structure” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.
Where is X00 in ICD-10-CA?
X00 sits under X00-X09 Exposure to smoke, fire and flames, within W00-X59 Other external causes of accidental injury, within V01-X59 Accidents, within Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98).
What coding notes apply to X00?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Use additional code, Excludes, Note notes for X00, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside X00
View X00-X09X01Exposure to uncontrolled fire, not in building or structureX02Exposure to controlled fire in building or structureX03Exposure to controlled fire, not in building or structureX04Exposure to ignition of highly flammable materialX05Exposure to ignition or melting of nightwearX06Exposure to ignition or melting of other clothing and apparelX08Exposure to other specified smoke, fire and flamesX09Exposure to unspecified smoke, fire and flames