Contact with hot tap-water (X11)
The ICD-10 code X11 series is used to identify injuries resulting from contact with hot tap-water, including specific circumstances such as hot water exposure in baths, tubs, or running water. These codes help categorize and track accidental burns caused by hot water for accurate medical documentation.
The ICD-10 code for contact with hot tap-water covers various scenarios, with subcodes like X11.0 specifying contact with hot water in a bath or tub, and X11.1 describing contact with running hot water. Each includes detailed codes for initial encounters (e.g., X11.0XXA), subsequent treatment encounters (e.g., X11.0XXD), and sequela or complications arising later (e.g., X11.0XXS). These codes also address related terms such as "burning due to contact with hot water" and "water-induced dermatosis," assisting coders and healthcare providers in selecting the correct code when documenting burns or scalds from hot water exposure. This comprehensive classification supports precise reporting for both clinical care and health statistics.
External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01–Y99)
Contact with heat and hot substances (X10-X19)
X11 Contact with hot tap-water
X11.0 Contact with hot water in bath or tub
- X11.0XXA Contact with hot water in bath or tub, initial encounter
- X11.0XXD Contact with hot water in bath or tub, subsequent encounter
- X11.0XXS Contact with hot water in bath or tub, sequela
X11.1 Contact with running hot water
- X11.1XXA Contact with running hot water, initial encounter
- X11.1XXD Contact with running hot water, subsequent encounter
- X11.1XXS Contact with running hot water, sequela
X11.8 Contact with other hot tap-water
- X11.8XXA Contact with other hot tap-water, initial encounter
- X11.8XXD Contact with other hot tap-water, subsequent encounter
- X11.8XXS Contact with other hot tap-water, sequela
Contact with hot tap-water (X11)
Instructional Notations
Includes
This note appears immediately under a three character code title to further define, or give examples of, the content of the category.
- contact with boiling tap-water
- contact with boiling water NOS
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 water heated on stove X12
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 each code from category X11
7th Character
Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
