2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code X10.0XXS

Contact with hot drinks, sequela

ICD-10-CM Code:
X10.0XXS
ICD-10 Code for:
Contact with hot drinks, sequela
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality
    (V01–Y99)
    • Contact with heat and hot substances
      (X10-X19)
      • Contact with hot drinks, food, fats and cooking oils
        (X10)

X10.0XXS is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of contact with hot drinks, sequela. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

X10.0XXS is a sequela code, includes a 7th character and should be used for complications that arise as a direct result of a condition like contact with hot drinks. According to ICD-10-CM Guidelines a "sequela" code should be used for chronic or residual conditions that are complications of an initial acute disease, illness or injury. The most common sequela is pain. Usually, two diagnosis codes are needed when reporting sequela. The first code describes the nature of the sequela while the second code describes the sequela or late effect.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Burn by hot liquid
  • Burning due to contact with hot chocolate
  • Burning due to contact with hot coffee
  • Burning due to contact with hot drinks
  • Burning due to contact with hot milk
  • Burning due to contact with hot tea
  • Hot drink burn of skin
  • Scald of skin

Clinical Classification

Convert X10.0XXS to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: E929.8 - Late eff accident NEC
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.