X15.3 — Contact with hot saucepan or skillet

Not billable

Is X15.3 billable?

No — X15.3 is a non-billable header code. X15.3 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath X15.3.

Billable codes under this header

X15.3 at a glance

Code	X15.3
Description	Contact with hot saucepan or skillet
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is X15.3 listed in the External Cause Index?

These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to X15.3 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.

Burn, burned, burning › saucepan (accidental) (by) (from) (on)
Burn, burned, burning › hot › saucepan (accidental) (by) (from) (on)
Contact › with › saucepan (accidental)
Burn, burned, burning › heat › from appliance › saucepan (accidental) (by) (from) (on)
Burn, burned, burning › heat › from appliance › skillet (accidental) (by) (from) (on)
Contact › with › hot › saucepan (accidental)
Contact › with › hot › skillet (accidental)
Contact › with › hot › cooking › pan (accidental)
Contact › with › hot › cooking › pot (accidental)
Contact › with › hot › household appliance › saucepan (accidental)
Contact › with › hot › household appliance › skillet (accidental)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to X15.3.

Contact with hot cooking pan
Contact with hot cooking pot

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from X10-X19

The conditions below can never be reported together with X15.3 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

exposure to excessive natural heat (X30)
exposure to fire and flames (X00-X08)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from X15

The conditions below can never be reported together with X15.3 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

contact with heating appliances (X16)
contact with powered household appliances (W29.-)
exposure to controlled fire in building or structure due to household appliance (X02.8)
exposure to household appliances electrical current (W86.0)

What codes fall under X15.3? (3)

How long has X15.3 existed?

X15.3 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.