X38.XXXS

X38.XXXS: Flood, sequela

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

X38.XXXS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for flood, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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

7th character "S": sequela

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.XXXS

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