ICD-10-CM External Cause of Injuries

The External Cause of Injuries index contains codes found in Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning & certain other consequences of external causes, and Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, of the ICD-10-CM. The codes begin with the letters S and T for Chapter 10, and V, W, X, and Y in Chapter 20. There are terms that are used to describe the cause as well as effect and these are used in both chapters.

See the Table of Drugs & Chemicals for drug overdose and other drug-related conditions.

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Burn, burned, burning
(accidental) (by) (from) (on)
- acid NEC see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
- bed linen see Exposure, fire, uncontrolled, in building, bed
- blowtorch X08.8
  - with ignition of clothing NEC X06.2
    - nightwear X05
- bonfire, campfire (controlled) see also Exposure, fire, controlled, not in building
  - uncontrolled see Exposure, fire, uncontrolled, not in building
- candle X08.8
  - with ignition of clothing NEC X06.2
    - nightwear X05
- caustic liquid, substance NEC (external) (internal) see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
- chemical (external) (internal) see also Table of Drugs and Chemicals
  - in war operations see War operations. fire
- cigar (s) or cigarette(s) X08.8
  - with ignition of clothing NEC X06.2
    - nightwear X05
- clothes, clothing NEC (from controlled fire) X06.2
  - with conflagration see Exposure, fire, uncontrolled, building
    - not in building or structure see Exposure, fire, uncontrolled, not in building
- cooker (hot) X15.8
  - stated as undetermined whether accidental or intentional Y27.3
  - suicide (attempt) X77.3
- electric blanket X16
- engine (hot) X17
- fire, flames see Exposure, fire
- flare, Very pistol see Discharge, firearm NEC
- heat
  - from appliance (electrical) (household) X15.8
    - cooker X15.8
    - hotplate X15.2
    - kettle X15.8
    - light bulb X15.8
    - saucepan X15.3
    - skillet X15.3
    - stove X15.0
    - stated as undetermined whether accidental or intentional Y27.3
    - suicide (attempt) X77.3
    - toaster X15.1
  - in local application or packing during medical or surgical procedure Y63.5
- heating
  - appliance, radiator or pipe X16
- homicide (attempt) see Assault, burning
- hot
  - air X14.1
  - cooker X15.8
  - drink X10.0
  - engine X17
  - fat X10.2
  - fluid NEC X12
  - food X10.1
  - gases X14.1
  - heating appliance X16
  - household appliance NEC X15.8
  - kettle X15.8
  - liquid NEC X12
  - machinery X17
  - metal NEC (molten) (liquid) X18
  - object NEC (not producing fire or flames) X19
  - oil (cooking) X10.2
  - pipe (s) X16
  - radiator X16
  - saucepan (glass) (metal) X15.3
  - stove (kitchen) X15.0
  - substance NEC X19
    - caustic or corrosive NEC see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
  - toaster X15.1
  - tool X17
  - vapor X13.1
  - water (tap) see Contact, with, hot, tap water
- hotplate X15.2
  - suicide (attempt) X77.3
- ignition see Ignition
- in war operations see War operations, fire
- inflicted by other person X97
  - by hot objects, hot vapor, and steam see Assault, burning, hot object
- internal, from swallowed caustic, corrosive liquid, substance see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
- iron (hot) X15.8
  - stated as undetermined whether accidental or intentional Y27.3
  - suicide (attempt) X77.3
- kettle (hot) X15.8
  - stated as undetermined whether accidental or intentional Y27.3
  - suicide (attempt) X77.3
- lamp (flame) X08.8
  - with ignition of clothing NEC X06.2
    - nightwear X05
- lighter (cigar) (cigarette) X08.8
  - with ignition of clothing NEC X06.2
    - nightwear X05
- lightning
  - causing fire see Exposure, fire
- liquid NEC (boiling) (hot) X12
  - stated as undetermined whether accidental or intentional Y27.2
  - suicide (attempt) X77.2
- local application of externally applied substance in medical or surgical care Y63.5
- on board watercraft
  - due to
    - accident to watercraft V91.09
      - powered craft V91.03
        
        ferry boat V91.01
        
        fishing boat V91.02
        
        jetskis V91.03
        
        liner V91.01
        
        merchant ship V91.00
        
        passenger ship V91.01
      - unpowered craft V91.08
        
        canoe V91.05
        
        inflatable V91.06
        
        kayak V91.05
        
        sailboat V91.04
        
        surf-board V91.08
        
        water skis V91.07
        
        windsurfer V91.08
    - fire on board V93.09
      - ferry boat V93.01
      - fishing boat V93.02
      - jetskis V93.03
      - liner V93.01
      - merchant ship V93.00
      - passenger ship V93.01
      - powered craft NEC V93.03
      - sailboat V93.04
    - specified heat source NEC on board V93.19
      - ferry boat V93.11
      - fishing boat V93.12
      - jetskis V93.13
      - liner V93.11
      - merchant ship V93.10
      - passenger ship V93.11
      - powered craft NEC V93.13
      - sailboat V93.14
- machinery (hot) X17
- matches X08.8
  - with ignition of clothing NEC X06.2
    - nightwear X05
- mattress see Exposure, fire, uncontrolled, building, bed
- medicament, externally applied Y63.5
- metal NEC (hot) (liquid) (molten) X18
- nightwear (nightclothes, nightdress, gown, pajamas, robe) X05
- object NEC (hot) X19
- pipe (hot) X16
  - smoking X08.8
    - with ignition of clothing NEC X06.2
      - nightwear X05
- powder see Powder burn
- radiator (hot) X16
- saucepan (hot) (glass) (metal) X15.3
  - stated as undetermined whether accidental or intentional Y27.3
  - suicide (attempt) X77.3
- self-inflicted X76
  - stated as undetermined whether accidental or intentional Y26
- steam X13.1
  - pipe X16
    - stated as undetermined whether accidental or intentional Y27.8
  - stated as undetermined whether accidental or intentional Y27.0
  - suicide (attempt) X77.0
- stove (hot) (kitchen) X15.0
  - stated as undetermined whether accidental or intentional Y27.3
  - suicide (attempt) X77.3
- substance NEC (hot) X19
  - boiling X12
    - stated as undetermined whether accidental or intentional Y27.2
    - suicide (attempt) X77.2
  - molten (metal) X18
- suicide NEC (attempt) X76
  - hot
    - household appliance X77.3
    - object X77.9
- stated as undetermined whether accidental or intentional Y27.0
- therapeutic misadventure
  - heat in local application or packing during medical or surgical procedure Y63.5
  - overdose of radiation Y63.2
- toaster (hot) X15.1
  - stated as undetermined whether accidental or intentional Y27.3
  - suicide (attempt) X77.3
- tool (hot) X17
- torch, welding X08.8
  - with ignition of clothing NEC X06.2
    - nightwear X05
- trash fire (controlled) see Exposure, fire, controlled, not in building
  - uncontrolled see Exposure, fire, uncontrolled, not in building
- vapor (hot) X13.1
  - stated as undetermined whether accidental or intentional Y27.0
  - suicide (attempt) X77.0
- Very pistol see Discharge, firearm NEC

ICD-10-CM External Cause of Injuries

Burn, burned, burning