X16.XXXS

X16.XXXS: Contact with hot heating appliances, radiators and pipes, sequela

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

X16.XXXS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for contact with hot heating appliances, radiators and pipes, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check X16.XXXS with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "S": sequela

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code X16

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 powered appliances (W29.-)
exposure to controlled fire in building or structure due to appliance (X02.8)
exposure to industrial appliances electrical current (W86.1)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above X16.XXXS

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on X16: Contact with hot heating appliances, radiators and pipes

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)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.