Category · FY2027
X98 Assault by steam, hot vapors and hot objects
- Header · not billable
- Codes take a 7th character
X98 is not billable. The category heads 18 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 6 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)
- X92-Y09 Assault (X92-Y09)
- X98 Assault by steam, hot vapors and hot objects
- Billable codes
- 18
- Subdivisions
- 6
- CC / MCC codes
- 0 / 0
- HCC V28 codes
- 0
- New FY2027
- 0
- Index entries
- 0
Codes in X98
- X98.0Assault by steam or hot vapors +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt
- X98.1Assault by hot tap water +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- X98.2Assault by hot fluids +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- X98.3Assault by hot household appliances +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 1 of 3 7th characters
- X98.8Assault by other hot objects +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- X98.9Assault by unspecified hot objects +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
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
Notes that also apply
Block X92-Y09 instructions (Includes 2, Excludes1 3): printed on the block page.
Chapter 20 instructions (Notes 1): printed on the chapter 20 page.
7th characters
7th characters for X98 defined here
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X98
| 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.