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FY2027

X17 — Contact with hot engines, machinery and tools

Not billable

Is X17 billable?

No — X17 is a non-billable header code. X17 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 X17.

X17 at a glance

CodeX17
DescriptionContact with hot engines, machinery and tools
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is X17 listed in the External Cause Index?

These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to X17 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.

  • Burn, burned, burning › engine (accidental) (by) (from) (on)
  • Burn, burned, burning › machinery (accidental) (by) (from) (on)
  • Burn, burned, burning › tool (accidental) (by) (from) (on)
  • Burn, burned, burning › hot › engine (accidental) (by) (from) (on)
  • Burn, burned, burning › hot › machinery (accidental) (by) (from) (on)
  • Burn, burned, burning › hot › tool (accidental) (by) (from) (on)
  • Contact › with › engine, hot NEC (accidental)
  • Contact › with › hot › engine (accidental)
  • Contact › with › hot › machinery (accidental)
  • Contact › with › hot › tool (accidental)
  • Contact › with › machine, machinery › hot (accidental)
  • Contact › with › tool › hot (accidental)

Excludes1 — never code together

The conditions below can never be reported together with X17 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 hot heating appliances, radiators and pipes (X16)
  • contact with hot household appliances (X15)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from X10-X19

The conditions below can never be reported together with X17 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)

What codes fall under X17? (3)

How long has X17 existed?

X17 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.