X10-X19 ICD-10-CA block: Contact with heat and hot substances
X10-X19 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 19 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
X10-X19Contact with heat and hot substances (X10-X19)
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in X10-X19
X10-X19 isn’t a code on its own. Open the group that matches what the note documents.
X10Contact with hot drinks, food, fats and cooking oilsX11Contact with hot tap-waterX12Contact with other hot fluidsX13Contact with steam and hot vapoursX14Contact with hot air and gasesX15Contact with hot household appliances (10 codes)X16Contact with hot heating appliances, radiators and pipesX17Contact with hot engines, machinery and toolsX18Contact with other hot metalsX19Contact with other and unspecified heat and hot substancesNotes for X10-X19
As CIHI prints them, with any note X10-X19 takes from the headings above it.
Use additional code
Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.
- Use additional code from category U98.- to identify place of occurrence.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Exposure to:• excessive natural heat (X30.-)• fire and flames (X00-X09)
Note
- This chapter, which in previous revisions of ICD constituted a supplementary classification, permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, poisoning and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used in addition to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98). Causes of death should preferably be tabulated according to both Chapter XIX and Chapter XX, but if only one code is tabulated then the code from Chapter XX should be used in preference. 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 XX should be used to provide additional information for multiple-condition analysis only.From Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98)
Where X10-X19 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98)
- 2Block V01-X59Accidents
- 3Block W00-X59Other external causes of accidental injury
- 4Block X10-X19Contact with heat and hot substances
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is X10-X19 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. X10-X19 (Contact with heat and hot substances) is a block heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 19 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is X10-X19 in ICD-10-CA?
X10-X19 sits under W00-X59 Other external causes of accidental injury, within V01-X59 Accidents, within Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98).
What coding notes apply to X10-X19?
ICD-10-CA lists Use additional code, Excludes, Note notes for X10-X19, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside X10-X19
View W00-X59W00-W19FallsW20-W49Exposure to inanimate mechanical forcesW50-W64Exposure to animate mechanical forcesW65-W74Accidental drowning and submersionW75-W84Other accidental threats to breathingW85-W99Exposure to electric current, radiation and extreme ambient air temperature and pressureX00-X09Exposure to smoke, fire and flamesX20-X29Contact with venomous animals and plantsX30-X39Exposure to forces of natureX40-X49Accidental poisoning by and exposure to noxious substancesX50-X57Overexertion, travel and privationX58-X59Accidental exposure to other and unspecified factors