Y27.8XXD
Y27.8XXD — Contact with other hot objects, undetermined intent, subsequent encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
Y27.8XXD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for contact with other hot objects, undetermined intent, subsequent encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "D" — subsequent encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y27
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
Y27.8XXD 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 Y27.8. If Y27.8XXD is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about Y27.8XXD
- Is Y27.8XXD a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. Y27.8XXD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does Y27.8XXD sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Event of undetermined intent (Y21-Y33).