X18 — Contact with other hot metals
Is X18 billable?
No — X18 is a non-billable header code. X18 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 X18.
X18 at a glance
| Code | X18 |
|---|---|
| Description | Contact with other hot metals |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is X18 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to X18 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Burn, burned, burning › metalNEC (accidental) (by) (from) (on)
- Scald, scalding › metalNEC (accidental) (by) (from) (in)
- Burn, burned, burning › hot › metalNEC (accidental) (by) (from) (on)
- Burn, burned, burning › substanceNEC › molten (accidental) (by) (from) (on)
- Contact › with › metal, hotNEC (accidental)
- Contact › with › hot › metalNEC (accidental)
- Contact › with › substance, hot NEC › molten (accidental)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to X18.
- Contact with liquid metal
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from X10-X19
The conditions below can never be reported together with X18 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
What codes fall under X18? (3)
How long has X18 existed?
X18 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.