All ICD10 Codes

X18

Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Contact with other hot metals

Metadata & Insights
  • •Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • •Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99).

X10-X19 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • exposure to excessive natural heat (X30)
  • exposure to fire and flames (X00-X08)

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Contact with liquid metal

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
X10-X19Contact with heat and hot substances (X10-X19)
X18Contact with other hot metalsBillable
X18.XXXAContact with other hot metals, initial encounterBillable
X18.XXXDContact with other hot metals, subsequent encounterBillable
X18.XXXSContact with other hot metals, sequelaBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to X18:

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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