Y27
Y27 — Contact with steam, hot vapors and hot objects, undetermined intent
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
Y27 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for contact with steam, hot vapors and hot objects, undetermined intent. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y27
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
Y27 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead Y27
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- 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
Questions about Y27
- Is Y27 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. Y27 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does Y27 sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Event of undetermined intent (Y21-Y33).