Contact with hot drinks, subsequent encounter

This code indicates that a patient is being seen for follow-up care, complications, or sequelae resulting from an injury caused by contact with hot beverages. This could include burns, scalds, or other tissue damage sustained from hot liquids like coffee, tea, or soup.

This code is appropriate for any encounter after the initial treatment of an injury from hot drinks, such as wound care, debridement, or management of infection. It is also used for follow-up appointments to assess healing progress or address long-term complications.

• Always pair this code with an external cause code (e.g., W29.0XXA for contact with hot liquids) to fully describe the injury.
• Ensure the seventh character "D" is used for subsequent encounters, indicating ongoing care.
• Do not use this code for the initial treatment of the injury; use the "A" (initial encounter) seventh character instead.