ICD-10-CM Code X18

Contact with other hot metals

  1. ICD-10-CM Index
  2. Chapter: V01–Y98
  3. Section: X10-X19
  4. Block: X18
  5. X18 - Contact with other hot metals
Version 2020 Non-Billable Code

Not Valid for Submission

X18 is a "header" nonspecific and non-billable code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of contact with other hot metals. The code is NOT valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

ICD-10:X18
Short Description:Contact with other hot metals
Long Description:Contact with other hot metals

Consider the following ICD-10 codes with a higher level of specificity:

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 guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to the code X18:

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.
  • Contact with liquid metal

7th Character Note

7th Character Note
Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code X18

7th Character

7th Character
Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.
  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela

Index of External Cause of Injuries

References found for the code X18 in the External Cause of Injuries Index:

    • Burn, burned, burning(accidental) (by) (from) (on)
      • hot
        • metal (molten) (liquid) NEC
    • Burn, burned, burning(accidental) (by) (from) (on)
      • metal (hot) (liquid) (molten) NEC
    • Burn, burned, burning(accidental) (by) (from) (on)
      • substance (hot) NEC
        • molten (metal)
    • Contact(accidental)
      • with
        • hot
          • metal (molten) (liquid) NEC
    • Contact(accidental)
      • with
        • metal, hot (liquid) (molten) NEC
    • Contact(accidental)
      • with
        • substance, hot NEC
          • molten (metal)
    • Scald, scalding(accidental) (by) (from) (in)
      • metal (molten) (liquid) (hot) NEC

Code Classification

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01–Y98)
    • Contact with heat and hot substances (X10-X19)
      • Contact with other hot metals (X18)

Code History

  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016
    (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020

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