Category · FY2027

X15 Contact with hot household appliances

Header · not billable
Codes take a 7th character

X15 is not billable. The category heads 15 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 5 subdivisions. Its codes take a 7th character, so none is complete with fewer than 7 characters.

Where it sits

Chapter 20 External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
X10-X19 Contact with heat and hot substances (X10-X19)
X15 Contact with hot household appliances

Billable codes: 15
Subdivisions: 5
CC / MCC codes: 0 / 0
HCC V28 codes: 0
New FY2027: 0
Index entries: 0

Codes in X15

X15.0
Contact with hot stove (kitchen) +7th: A D S
Needs 7th character
X15.1
Contact with hot toaster +7th: A D S
Needs 7th character
X15.2
Contact with hotplate +7th: A D S
Needs 7th character
X15.3
Contact with hot saucepan or skillet +7th: A D S
Needs 7th character
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
Contact with hot cooking pan
Contact with hot cooking pot
X15.8
Contact with other hot household appliances +7th: A D S
Needs 7th character
Inclusion terms 3
Inclusion terms
Contact with cooker
Contact with kettle
Contact with light bulbs

Sources of each column. Rows marked +7th need a 7th character: pick one to build the full code; its code card has its own flags.

Instructions

At X15

Excludes1

contact with heating appliances (X16) X16
contact with powered household appliances (W29.-) W29
exposure to controlled fire in building or structure due to household appliance (X02.8) X02.8
exposure to household appliances electrical current (W86.0) W86.0

Notes that also apply

Block X10-X19 instructions (Excludes1 2): printed on the block page.

Chapter 20 instructions (Notes 1): printed on the chapter 20 page.

7th characters

7th characters for X15 defined here

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X15

7th characters for X15
7th	Meaning (NCHS)
A	initial encounter
D	subsequent encounter
S	sequela

A code that takes a 7th character is invalid without it; the placeholder X fills a code shorter than 6 characters (Official Guidelines I.A.5). How 7th characters work.