Contact with hot heating appliances, radiators and pipes (X16)
The ICD-10 code X16 series is used to document injuries resulting from contact with hot heating appliances, radiators, and pipes, including burns caused by hot surfaces like electric heating devices or steam pipes.
These codes specify whether the patient is experiencing an initial encounter (X16.XXXA), a subsequent encounter (X16.XXXD), or sequela (X16.XXXS) related to the burn injury. Common terms such as accidental burning from a hot radiator, exhaust pipe, or parts of a vehicle engine correspond directly to this code section. Medical coders use these codes to accurately capture burn injuries caused by contact with various hot heating elements, which helps clarify the source of injury and care timeline. Knowing this ICD-10 code for burns due to heating appliances and pipes aids healthcare professionals in documenting and treating such accidental thermal injuries effectively.
External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01–Y99)
Contact with heat and hot substances (X10-X19)
X16 Contact with hot heating appliances, radiators and pipes
- X16.XXXA Contact with hot heating appliances, radiators and pipes, initial encounter
- X16.XXXD Contact with hot heating appliances, radiators and pipes, subsequent encounter
- X16.XXXS Contact with hot heating appliances, radiators and pipes, sequela
Contact with hot heating appliances, radiators and pipes (X16)
Instructional Notations
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 powered appliances W29
- exposure to controlled fire in building or structure due to appliance X02.8
- exposure to industrial appliances electrical current W86.1
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 X16
7th Character
Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
