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X18 ICD-10-CA code: Contact with other hot metals

X18 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Contact with other hot metals” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.

Official description

X18

Contact with other hot metals

ICD-10-CA · Canada

Index terms

Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to X18. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.

  • Contact (accidental), with, metal hot (liquid) (molten) NEC
  • Contact (accidental), with, hot, metal (liquid) (molten) NEC
  • Contact (accidental), with, substance, hot NEC, molten (metal)
  • Scald, scalding (accidental) (by) (from) (in), metal (hot) (liquid) (molten) NEC
  • Burn, burned, burning (accidental) (by) (from) (on), hot, metal (liquid) (molten) NEC
  • Burn, burned, burning (accidental) (by) (from) (on), metal (hot) (liquid) (molten) NEC
  • Burn, burned, burning (accidental) (by) (from) (on), substance (hot) NEC, molten (metal)

Notes for X18

As CIHI prints them, with any note X18 takes from the headings above it.

Includes

  • Liquid metal

Use additional code

Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

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 X18 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98)
  2. 2Block V01-X59Accidents
  3. 3Block W00-X59Other external causes of accidental injury
  4. 4Block X10-X19Contact with heat and hot substances
  5. 5Valid code X18Contact with other hot metals

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.

See X18 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

What does ICD-10-CA code X18 mean?

X18 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Contact with other hot metals” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.

Where is X18 in ICD-10-CA?

X18 sits under X10-X19 Contact with heat and hot substances, within 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 X18?

ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Use additional code, Excludes, Note notes for X18, 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 X18

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 appliancesX16Contact with hot heating appliances, radiators and pipesX17Contact with hot engines, machinery and toolsX19Contact with other and unspecified heat and hot substances