ICD-10-CM Book 2026 Edition

Chapters  /  Chapter 20  /  X10-X19

Contact with heat and hot substances (X10-X19)

Excludes1: exposure to excessive natural heat (X30)
exposure to fire and flames (X00-X08)
X10 Contact with hot drinks, food, fats and cooking oils
char7Note The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X10
char7Def A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela
X10.0 Contact with hot drinks
X10.1 Contact with hot food
X10.2 Contact with fats and cooking oils
X11 Contact with hot tap-water
Includes contact with boiling tap-water
contact with boiling water NOS
Excludes1 contact with water heated on stove (X12)
char7Note The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X11
char7Def A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela
X11.0 Contact with hot water in bath or tub
Excludes1 contact with running hot water in bath or tub (X11.1)
X11.1 Contact with running hot water
Contact with hot water running out of hose
Contact with hot water running out of tap
X11.8 Contact with other hot tap-water
Contact with hot water in bucket
Contact with hot tap-water NOS
X12 Contact with other hot fluids
Contact with water heated on stove
Excludes1 hot (liquid) metals (X18)
char7Note The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code X12
char7Def A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela
X13 Contact with steam and other hot vapors
char7Note The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X13
char7Def A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela
X13.0 Inhalation of steam and other hot vapors
X13.1 Other contact with steam and other hot vapors
X14 Contact with hot air and other hot gases
char7Note The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X14
char7Def A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela
X14.0 Inhalation of hot air and gases
X14.1 Other contact with hot air and other hot gases
X15 Contact with hot household appliances
Excludes1 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)
char7Note The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X15
char7Def A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela
X15.0 Contact with hot stove (kitchen)
X15.1 Contact with hot toaster
X15.2 Contact with hotplate
X15.3 Contact with hot saucepan or skillet
Contact with hot cooking pan
Contact with hot cooking pot
X15.8 Contact with other hot household appliances
Contact with cooker
Contact with kettle
Contact with light bulbs
X16 Contact with hot heating appliances, radiators and pipes
Excludes1 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)
char7Note The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code X16
char7Def A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela
X17 Contact with hot engines, machinery and tools
Excludes1 contact with hot heating appliances, radiators and pipes (X16)
contact with hot household appliances (X15)
char7Note The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code X17
char7Def A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela
X18 Contact with other hot metals
Contact with liquid metal
char7Note The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code X18
char7Def A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela
X19 Contact with other heat and hot substances
Excludes1 objects that are not normally hot, e.g., an object made hot by a house fire (X00-X08)
char7Note The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code X19
char7Def A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela