Contact with hot tap-water
In Contact with heat and hot substances (X10-X19), chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity
9 billable codes under X11: none are a CC or MCC; none map to an HCC.
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Instructional notes
Includes: conditions that are coded here
- contact with boiling tap-water
- contact with boiling water NOS
Excludes1: not coded here, use a different code
- contact with water heated on stove (X12)
Official coding guidelines
From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.
Covers how to report external cause codes (V00-Y99) describing cause, intent, place, activity, and status. They are never principal or first-listed, and reporting is voluntary unless required.
- General External Cause Coding Guidelines (page 88)
- Place of Occurrence Guideline (page 89)
- Activity Code (page 89)
- Place of Occurrence, Activity, and Status Codes Used with other External Cause Code (page 89)
- If the Reporting Format Limits the Number of External Cause Codes (page 90)
- Multiple External Cause Coding Guidelines (page 90)
- Child and Adult Abuse Guideline (page 90)
- Unknown or Undetermined Intent Guideline (page 91)
All codes under X11
X11 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.
- X11.0Contact with hot water in bath or tub
- X11.0XXAContact with hot water in bath or tub, initial encounter
- X11.0XXDContact with hot water in bath or tub, subsequent encounter
- X11.0XXSContact with hot water in bath or tub, sequela
- X11.1Contact with running hot water
- X11.1XXAContact with running hot water, initial encounter
- X11.1XXDContact with running hot water, subsequent encounter
- X11.1XXSContact with running hot water, sequela
- X11.8Contact with other hot tap-water
- X11.8XXAContact with other hot tap-water, initial encounter
- X11.8XXDContact with other hot tap-water, subsequent encounter
- X11.8XXSContact with other hot tap-water, sequela
X11 MS-DRGs
This code does not group to an MS-DRG as a principal diagnosis.
Code history
Valid since FY2016, when ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. No changes since.
