X15.8 - Contact with other hot household appliances

Version 2023
ICD-10:X15.8
Short Description:Contact with other hot household appliances
Long Description:Contact with other hot household appliances
Status: Not Valid for Submission
Version:ICD-10-CM 2023
Code Classification:
  • External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01–Y98)
    • Contact with heat and hot substances (X10-X19)
      • Contact with hot household appliances (X15)

X15.8 is a non-specific and non-billable ICD-10 code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of contact with other hot household appliances. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2023 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding for Contact with other hot household appliances

Non-specific codes like X15.8 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10 codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for contact with other hot household appliances:

  • BILLABLE CODE - Use X15.8XXA for initial encounter
  • BILLABLE CODE - Use X15.8XXD for subsequent encounter
  • BILLABLE CODE - Use X15.8XXS for sequela

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to this diagnosis code:


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.

Index of External Cause of Injuries

References found for this diagnosis code in the External Cause of Injuries Index:

Code History