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List of Diseases and Injuries

Contact with heat and hot substances (X10-X19)


Excludes 1: exposure to excessive natural heat (X30)
exposure to fire and flames (X00-X08)

X10Contact with hot drinks, food, fats and cooking oils
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X10

7th Character: A :: initial encounter
D :: subsequent encounter
S :: sequela

X10.0Contact with hot drinks

X10.1Contact with hot food

X10.2Contact with fats and cooking oils

X11Contact with hot tap-water
Includes: contact with boiling tap-water
contact with boiling water NOS

Excludes 1: contact with water heated on stove (X12)

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X11

7th Character: A :: initial encounter
D :: subsequent encounter
S :: sequela

X11.0Contact with hot water in bath or tub
Excludes 1: contact with running hot water in bath or tub (X11.1)

X11.1Contact with running hot water
Contact with hot water running out of hose
Contact with hot water running out of tap

X11.8Contact with other hot tap-water
Contact with hot water in bucket
Contact with hot tap-water NOS

X12Contact with other hot fluids
Contact with water heated on stove

Excludes 1: hot (liquid) metals (X18)

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code X12

7th Character: A :: initial encounter
D :: subsequent encounter
S :: sequela

X13Contact with steam and other hot vapors
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X13

7th Character: A :: initial encounter
D :: subsequent encounter
S :: sequela

X13.0Inhalation of steam and other hot vapors

X13.1Other contact with steam and other hot vapors

X14Contact with hot air and other hot gases
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X14

7th Character: A :: initial encounter
D :: subsequent encounter
S :: sequela

X14.0Inhalation of hot air and gases

X14.1Other contact with hot air and other hot gases

X15Contact with hot household appliances
Excludes 1: contact with heating appliances (X16)
contact with powered household appliances (W29.-)
exposure to controlled fire in building or structure due to household appliance (X02.8)
exposure to household appliances electrical current (W86.0)

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X15

7th Character: A :: initial encounter
D :: subsequent encounter
S :: sequela

X15.0Contact with hot stove (kitchen)

X15.1Contact with hot toaster

X15.2Contact with hotplate

X15.3Contact with hot saucepan or skillet
Contact with hot cooking pan
Contact with hot cooking pot

X15.8Contact with other hot household appliances
Contact with cooker
Contact with kettle
Contact with light bulbs

X16Contact with hot heating appliances, radiators and pipes
Excludes 1: contact with powered appliances (W29.-)
exposure to controlled fire in building or structure due to appliance (X02.8)
exposure to industrial appliances electrical current (W86.1)

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code X16

7th Character: A :: initial encounter
D :: subsequent encounter
S :: sequela

X17Contact with hot engines, machinery and tools
Excludes 1: contact with hot heating appliances, radiators and pipes (X16)
contact with hot household appliances (X15)

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code X17

7th Character: A :: initial encounter
D :: subsequent encounter
S :: sequela

X18Contact with other hot metals
Contact with liquid metal

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code X18

7th Character: A :: initial encounter
D :: subsequent encounter
S :: sequela

X19Contact with other heat and hot substances
Excludes 1: objects that are not normally hot, e.g., an object made hot by a house fire (X00-X08)

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code X19

7th Character: A :: initial encounter
D :: subsequent encounter
S :: sequela