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X38.XXXD

X38.XXXD: Flood, subsequent encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

X38.XXXD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for flood, subsequent encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check X38.XXXD with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "D": subsequent encounter

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.

  • collapse of dam or man-made structure causing earth movement (X36.0)
  • tidal wave NOS (X37.41)
  • tidal wave caused by storm (X37.42)

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

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above X38.XXXD

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on X38: Flood

  • collapse of dam or man-made structure causing earth movement (X36.0)
  • tidal wave NOS (X37.41)
  • tidal wave caused by storm (X37.42)

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.

Other codes under X38

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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