X12

Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Contact with other hot fluids

Metadata & Insights
  • 2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99).

X10-X19 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here)
  • exposure to excessive natural heat (X30)
  • exposure to fire and flames (X00-X08)

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Contact with water heated on stove
Excludes1(Not coded here)
  • hot (liquid) metals (X18)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
X10-X19Contact with heat and hot substances (X10-X19)
X12Contact with other hot fluids

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to X12:

blockX10-X19
Contact with heat and hot substances (X10-X19)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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