X16.XXXS — Contact with hot heating appliances, radiators and pipes, sequela
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.
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.
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above X16.XXXS
These are not written on X16.XXXS, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing X16.XXXS with anything listed here is a denial.
Risk adjustment
X16.XXXS 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 history
X16.XXXS has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share X16. If X16.XXXS is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about X16.XXXS
- Is X16.XXXS a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. X16.XXXS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does X16.XXXS 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 X16.XXXS?
- X16.XXXS carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above X16.XXXS (X16) and apply to it just the same.