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X11

X11Contact with hot tap-water

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

X11 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for contact with hot tap-water. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.

This code requires a 7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X11

A
initial encounter
D
subsequent encounter
S
sequela

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

  • contact with water heated on stove (X12)

Includes

Conditions this code covers.

  • contact with boiling tap-water
  • contact with boiling water NOS

Other codes that can never be billed with X11

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at X11. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading X11 alone.

  • 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

Risk adjustment

X11 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead X11

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about X11

Is X11 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
No. X11 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does X11 sit in the tabular list?
External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Contact with heat and hot substances (X10-X19).
What cannot be coded together with X11?
X11 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.
ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release — see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.