ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
X15Contact with hot household appliances
X15 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 5 more specific codes beneath it.
Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About X15
X15 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for contact with hot household appliances. It belongs to block X10-X19 (contact with heat and hot substances) and chapter 20 (external causes of morbidity). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 5 subcodes must be used instead.
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: X15.0 ((kitchen)), X15.1 (toaster), X15.2 (hotplate), X15.3 (skillet) and X15.8 (appliances).
Don't report X15 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: 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) and exposure to household appliances electrical current (W86.0).
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
Specific codes under X15
Coding notes
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to X15.
Broader instructions also apply from X10-X19 Contact with heat and hot substances and Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity.
Codes whose notes reference X15
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about X15
Is X15 billable?
- No. X15 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.