X98
X98 — Assault by steam, hot vapors and hot objects
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
X98 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for assault by steam, hot vapors and hot objects. 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 each code from category X98
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
X98 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 to one of these instead X98
6 child codes. Green means billable.
Questions about X98
- Is X98 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. X98 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does X98 sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Assault (X92-Y09).