Contact with hot water in bath or tub, initial encounter

This code identifies an injury resulting from direct contact with hot water specifically within a bathtub or shower. It signifies the initial presentation of a patient for treatment of such an injury, often a burn or scald.

Apply this code when documenting a patient's first visit for a burn or scald sustained from hot bathwater. This includes incidents where a child was placed in water that was too hot, or an adult accidentally entered or was exposed to excessively hot water in a tub.

• Always use in conjunction with a burn code (T20-T32) to specify the nature and severity of the injury.
• Ensure the seventh character "A" is used only for the initial encounter for treatment.
• Distinguish from contact with hot tap water from a faucet, which would use a different external cause code.