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Compare/X00 vs X10

X00 vs X10

X00 (Exposure to uncontrolled fire in building or structure) compared with X10 (Contact with hot drinks, food, fats and cooking oils), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. X10 carries an Excludes1 note covering X00: “exposure to fire and flames (X00-X08)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

X00Exposure to uncontrolled fire in building or structureX10Contact with hot drinks, food, fats and cooking oils
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: X00.0XXA, X00.0XXD, X00.0XXS, X00.1XXA, X00.1XXD

Non-billable header

Report instead: X10.0XXA, X10.0XXD, X10.0XXS, X10.1XXA, X10.1XXD

ClassificationV00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)
DefinitionExposure to uncontrolled fire in building or structure is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (X00).Contact with hot drinks, food, fats and cooking oils is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (X10).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X00The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X10
Includes
conflagration in building or structure
Code first
any associated cataclysm

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources