Billable / Specific Code
ICD-10-CM X19 is the diagnosis code for Contact with other heat and hot substances. This code falls under the section "Contact with heat and hot substances" within Chapter 20 — External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99). It is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Medical coders and healthcare providers use this code to document and classify diagnoses in electronic health records, insurance claims, and clinical databases.
The following conditions should never be coded at the same time as X19. They are mutually exclusive:
Understanding where X19 sits in the ICD-10-CM classification helps ensure proper coding:
Yes, X19 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
X19 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "Contact with other heat and hot substances". It is used by healthcare providers to classify and document this condition in medical records and insurance claims.
X19 is located in Section X10-X19 — "Contact with heat and hot substances" within Chapter 20 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Use X19 when the patients documented diagnosis matches "Contact with other heat and hot substances" and the clinical documentation supports this level of specificity. Always verify with the latest ICD-10-CM guidelines and payer requirements.
The ICD-10-CM code for Contact with other heat and hot substances is X19.
Yes, X19 can be used as a primary diagnosis code since it is billable and specific.
X19 is in Chapter 20 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Type 1 Excludes for X19 include: objects that are not normally hot, e.g., an object made hot by a house fire (X00-X08).
Yes, X19 is a valid ICD-10-CM code for the 2026 fiscal year, subject to official CMS updates.