Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site - T20-T25
Sections in ICD-10-CM facilitate the systematic organization of medical information for accurate and standardized healthcare practices.
Section Includes:
- burns and corrosions of first degree [erythema]
- burns and corrosions of second degree [blisters][epidermal loss]
- burns and corrosions of third degree [deep necrosis of underlying tissue] [full- thickness skin loss]
Use Additional Code: This note indicates that an additional code should be used in conjunction with the primary code "T20-T25" to provide a complete picture of the patient's condition or to capture associated factors.
Use Additional:
- code from category T31 or T32 to identify extent of body surface involved
These ranges represents Categories of Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site. The "T20-T25" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad section.
Codes:
- T20 - Burn and corrosion of head, face, and neck
- T21 - Burn and corrosion of trunk
- T22 - Burn and corrosion of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
- T23 - Burn and corrosion of wrist and hand
- T24 - Burn and corrosion of lower limb, except ankle and foot
- T25 - Burn and corrosion of ankle and foot