Y27
Header — not billableContact with steam, hot vapors and hot objects, undetermined intent
The ICD-10 code for contact with steam, hot vapors and hot objects, undetermined intent is Y27.
Y27 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
7th character definitions
These definitions specify what each valid 7th-character value means for codes in this category.
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7th character note
This category requires a 7th character to indicate additional clinical detail (e.g. encounter type: initial, subsequent, sequela). The code is incomplete without it.
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y27
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •This category requires a 7th character. Documentation should clearly indicate the episode of care (initial encounter, subsequent encounter, or sequela).
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under Y27
- Y27.0Contact with steam and hot vapors, undetermined intent
- Y27.1Contact with hot tap water, undetermined intent
- Y27.2Contact with hot fluids, undetermined intent
- Y27.3Contact with hot household appliance, undetermined intent
- Y27.8Contact with other hot objects, undetermined intent
- Y27.9Contact with unspecified hot objects, undetermined intent
Related codes in this category
- Y21Drowning and submersion, undetermined intentnon-billable header
- Y22Handgun discharge, undetermined intent
- Y23Rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge, undetermined intentnon-billable header
- Y24Other and unspecified firearm discharge, undetermined intentnon-billable header
- Y25Contact with explosive material, undetermined intent
- Y26Exposure to smoke, fire and flames, undetermined intent
- Y28Contact with sharp object, undetermined intentnon-billable header
- Y29Contact with blunt object, undetermined intent
- Y30Falling, jumping or pushed from a high place, undetermined intent
- Y31Falling, lying or running before or into moving object, undetermined intent
- Y32Crashing of motor vehicle, undetermined intent
- Y33Other specified events, undetermined intent
- Y27Contact with steam, hot vapors and hot objects, undetermined intentnon-billable header