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ICD-10-CM Codes
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V00-Y99
External causes of morbidity
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X30-X39
Exposure to forces of nature
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Flood
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2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code X38
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code X38
Flood
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- X38 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM X38 became effective on October 1, 2021.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of X38 - other international versions of ICD-10 X38 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- X38 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
Applicable To- Flood arising from remote storm
- Flood of cataclysmic nature arising from melting snow
- Flood resulting directly from storm
Type 1 ExcludesType 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as X38. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
- collapse of dam or man-made structure causing earth movement (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code X36.0
Collapse of dam or man-made structure causing earth movement
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
X36.0) - tidal wave NOS (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code X37.41
Tidal wave due to earthquake or volcanic eruption
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
X37.41) - tidal wave caused by storm (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code X37.42
Tidal wave due to storm
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
X37.42)
The following code(s) above
X38 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
X38:
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to X38:
- Flood (any injury) (caused by) X38
- Forces of nature X39.8
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code X39.8
Other exposure to forces of nature
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- cataclysmic storm X37.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code X37.9
Unspecified cataclysmic storm
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- collapse of dam or man-made structure causing earth movement (X36.0)
- flood (caused by) X38
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To X38
X37.8 Other cataclysmic storms
X37.9 Unspecified cataclysmic storm
X38
Flood
X39 Exposure to other forces of nature
X39.0 Exposure to natural radiation
X39.08 Exposure to other natural radiation
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.