Contact w hot heating appliances, radiators and pipes, init

This code describes an injury or adverse health effect resulting from direct physical contact with a hot heating appliance, radiator, or pipe. This includes burns, scalds, or other tissue damage caused by the heat source.

Apply this code when documenting the initial treatment for a patient who has sustained an injury from touching a hot surface like a space heater, a radiator in a home or public building, or exposed hot water pipes. This is appropriate for the first encounter for the specific injury.

• Always code the specific nature of the injury (e.g., burn, blister) first, followed by this external cause code.
• Ensure the documentation clearly states the heat source was a heating appliance, radiator, or pipe.
• Verify that this is indeed the initial encounter for the injury; subsequent encounters would use a different seventh character.