Current
X12 — Contact with other hot fluids
Part of Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity , block Contact with heat and hot substances (X10-X19) .
Official Notes
Inclusion Terms
Contact with water heated on stove
Excludes1
hot (liquid) metals ( X18 )
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code X12
7th Character
A - initial encounter
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
7th Character
S - sequela
Child Codes
Referenced By
Official notes on these codes cite X12.
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