X16
Billable codeContact with hot heating appliances, radiators and pipes
The ICD-10 code for contact with hot heating appliances, radiators and pipes is X16.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
7th character definitions
These definitions specify what each valid 7th-character value means for codes in this category.
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7th character note
This category requires a 7th character to indicate additional clinical detail (e.g. encounter type: initial, subsequent, sequela). The code is incomplete without it.
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code X16
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •This category requires a 7th character. Documentation should clearly indicate the episode of care (initial encounter, subsequent encounter, or sequela).
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- X10Contact with hot drinks, food, fats and cooking oilsnon-billable header
- X11Contact with hot tap-waternon-billable header
- X12Contact with other hot fluids
- X13Contact with steam and other hot vaporsnon-billable header
- X14Contact with hot air and other hot gasesnon-billable header
- X15Contact with hot household appliancesnon-billable header
- X17Contact with hot engines, machinery and tools
- X18Contact with other hot metals
- X19Contact with other heat and hot substances
- X16Contact with hot heating appliances, radiators and pipes