Y27: Contact with steam, hot vapors and hot objects, undetermined intent

Codes under Y27 (Contact with steam, hot vapors and hot objects, undetermined intent). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.

Code	Description	Billable
Y27.0	Contact with steam and hot vapors, undetermined intent	—
Y27.0XXA	Contact with steam and hot vapors, undetermined intent, initial encounter	✓
Y27.0XXD	Contact with steam and hot vapors, undetermined intent, subsequent encounter	✓
Y27.0XXS	Contact with steam and hot vapors, undetermined intent, sequela	✓
Y27.1	Contact with hot tap water, undetermined intent	—
Y27.1XXA	Contact with hot tap water, undetermined intent, initial encounter	✓
Y27.1XXD	Contact with hot tap water, undetermined intent, subsequent encounter	✓
Y27.1XXS	Contact with hot tap water, undetermined intent, sequela	✓
Y27.2	Contact with hot fluids, undetermined intent	—
Y27.2XXA	Contact with hot fluids, undetermined intent, initial encounter	✓
Y27.2XXD	Contact with hot fluids, undetermined intent, subsequent encounter	✓
Y27.2XXS	Contact with hot fluids, undetermined intent, sequela	✓
Y27.3	Contact with hot household appliance, undetermined intent	—
Y27.3XXA	Contact with hot household appliance, undetermined intent, initial encounter	✓
Y27.3XXD	Contact with hot household appliance, undetermined intent, subsequent encounter	✓
Y27.3XXS	Contact with hot household appliance, undetermined intent, sequela	✓
Y27.8	Contact with other hot objects, undetermined intent	—
Y27.8XXA	Contact with other hot objects, undetermined intent, initial encounter	✓
Y27.8XXD	Contact with other hot objects, undetermined intent, subsequent encounter	✓
Y27.8XXS	Contact with other hot objects, undetermined intent, sequela	✓
Y27.9	Contact with unspecified hot objects, undetermined intent	—
Y27.9XXA	Contact with unspecified hot objects, undetermined intent, initial encounter	✓
Y27.9XXD	Contact with unspecified hot objects, undetermined intent, subsequent encounter	✓
Y27.9XXS	Contact with unspecified hot objects, undetermined intent, sequela	✓

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