X38
X38: Flood
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
X38 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for flood. 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 code X38
- 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.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Flood arising from remote storm
- Flood of cataclysmic nature arising from melting snow
- Flood resulting directly from storm
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Flood(any injury) (caused by)
- Forces of nature›flood(caused by)
- Forces of nature›cataclysmic storm›with flood
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead X38
3 child codes. Green means billable.