All ICD10 Codes
X15Not billable, use a more specific code below

Contact with hot household appliances

In Contact with heat and hot substances (X10-X19), chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity

15 billable codes under X15: none are a CC or MCC; none map to an HCC.

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Instructional notes

Excludes1: not coded here, use a different code

  • 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)

Also applies, from Contact with heat and hot substances (X10-X19)

These notes sit on X10-X19 and apply to every code under it, including X15.

Excludes1: not coded here, use a different code

  • exposure to excessive natural heat (X30)
  • exposure to fire and flames (X00-X08)

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.

Read Section I.C.20 (page 87), 3 more topics

All codes under X15

X15 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.

X15 MS-DRGs

This code does not group to an MS-DRG as a principal diagnosis.

Other codes that refer to X15

Notes on these codes point to X15.

  • W29 Excludes1: contact with hot household appliance (X15)
  • X17 Excludes1: contact with hot household appliances (X15)

Code history

Valid since FY2016, when ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. No changes since.