X38
Flood
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
Inclusion Terms
Flood arising from remote storm
Inclusion Terms
Flood of cataclysmic nature arising from melting snow
Inclusion Terms
Flood resulting directly from storm
Excludes1
collapse of dam or man-made structure causing earth movement ( X36.0 )
Excludes1
tidal wave NOS ( X37.41 )
Excludes1
tidal wave caused by storm ( X37.42 )
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code X38
7th Character
A - initial encounter
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
7th Character
S - sequela
More Specific Codes
3 codes under X38
Version History
How X38 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentFlood
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedFlood
Related Codes
Codes whose official notes reference X38
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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