X11.1XXA

Contact with running hot water, initial encounter

FY2027Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity/X10–X19 Contact with heat and hot substances

BillableComplete code, valid to report

X11.1XXA (also written X111XXA) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for contact with running hot water, initial encounter. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 9 codes in category X11 (Contact with hot tap-water). Its 7th character, A, means initial encounter. Its coding notes include 3 Excludes1 entries.

7th character

Category X11 requires a 7th character. X11.1 has only 4 characters, so a placeholder X fills the empty positions.

Assembled code X11.1XXA Open code

Guidelines tip

From the FY2027 Official Guidelines. ICD10Ref adds no rules of its own.

An external cause code is never a principal or first-listed diagnosis. Its 7th character is assigned for each encounter and should match the injury or condition code.

Guidelines I.C.20.a.2; I.C.20.a.6External cause codesRead the official text

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

Inherited from X11 Contact with hot tap-water
  • contact with water heated on stove (X12)
Also from chapter/block level (2 notes)
Inherited from X10–X19 Contact with heat and hot substances
  • exposure to excessive natural heat (X30)
  • exposure to fire and flames (X00-X08)

Includes

Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.

Inherited from X11 Contact with hot tap-water
  • contact with boiling tap-water
  • contact with boiling water NOS

Inclusion terms

Conditions classified to this code.

Inherited from X11.1 Contact with running hot water
  • Contact with hot water running out of hose
  • Contact with hot water running out of tap

Notes

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 20 External causes of morbidity
  • This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88). Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter 20 should be used to provide additional information as to the cause of the condition.