X18.XXXA
X18.XXXA — Contact with other hot metals, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
X18.XXXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for contact with other hot metals, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "A" — initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code X18
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Contact with liquid metal
Risk adjustment
X18.XXXA 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.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share X18. If X18.XXXA is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about X18.XXXA
- Is X18.XXXA a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. X18.XXXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does X18.XXXA sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Contact with heat and hot substances (X10-X19).