Contact with hot engines, machinery and tools (X17)

• ICD-10 Index

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01–Y98)

    • Contact with heat and hot substances (X10-X19)

      • Contact with hot engines, machinery and tools (X17)

        • X17 - Contact with hot engines, machinery and tools NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • X17.XXXA - Contact with hot engines, machinery and tools, init encntr BILLABLE CODE
        • X17.XXXD - Contact with hot engines, machinery and tools, subs encntr BILLABLE CODE
        • X17.XXXS - Contact with hot engines, machinery and tools, sequela BILLABLE CODE

Instructional Notations

Type 1 Excludes Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

• contact with hot heating appliances, radiators and pipes X16
• contact with hot household appliances X15

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 X17

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