X38 Flood
Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.
Applicable to
- Flood arising from remote storm
- Flood of cataclysmic nature arising from melting snow
- Flood resulting directly from storm
Excludes1 (never code together)
- collapse of dam or man-made structure causing earth movement (X36.0)
- tidal wave NOS (X37.41)
- tidal wave caused by storm (X37.42)
7th character note
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code X38
7th character required
- A — initial encounter
- D — subsequent encounter
- S — sequela
Applies from X38 Flood
Applicable to
- Flood arising from remote storm
- Flood of cataclysmic nature arising from melting snow
- Flood resulting directly from storm
Excludes1 (never code together)
- collapse of dam or man-made structure causing earth movement (X36.0)
- tidal wave NOS (X37.41)
- tidal wave caused by storm (X37.42)
7th character note
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code X38
7th character required
- A — initial encounter
- D — subsequent encounter
- S — sequela
Code annotations containing back-references to X38
Back-references to X38
- Use Additional:
T71.21 Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth ("code for any associated cataclysm (X34-X38)") - Code First:
W20 Struck by thrown, projected or falling object ("cataclysm (X34-X39)") - Type 2 Excludes:
X37.8 Other cataclysmic storms ("flood (X38)")
Back-references to X38
- Use Additional:
T71.21 Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth ("code for any associated cataclysm (X34-X38)") - Code First:
W20 Struck by thrown, projected or falling object ("cataclysm (X34-X39)") - Type 2 Excludes:
X37.8 Other cataclysmic storms ("flood (X38)")
Diagnosis Index entries for X38
- Flood (any injury) (caused by)
- Forces of nature › cataclysmic storm › with flood
- Forces of nature › flood (caused by)
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