Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Note:
Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Use additional
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Excludes 1:
birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site (T20-T25)

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 from category T31 or T32 to identify extent of body surface involved
T20 Burn and corrosion of head, face, and neck [+]
Excludes 2: burn and corrosion of ear drum (T28.41, T28.91)
burn and corrosion of eye and adnexa (T26.-)
burn and corrosion of mouth and pharynx (T28.0)
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T20
A - initial encounter
D - subsequent encounter
S - sequela
T21 Burn and corrosion of trunk [+]
Includes: burns and corrosion of hip region
Excludes 2: burns and corrosion of axilla (T22.- with fifth character 4)
burns and corrosion of scapular region (T22.- with fifth character 6)
burns and corrosion of shoulder (T22.- with fifth character 5)
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T21
A - initial encounter
D - subsequent encounter
S - sequela
T22 Burn and corrosion of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand [+]
Excludes 2: burn and corrosion of interscapular region (T21.-)
burn and corrosion of wrist and hand (T23.-)
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T22
A - initial encounter
D - subsequent encounter
S - sequela
T23 Burn and corrosion of wrist and hand [+]
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T23
A - initial encounter
D - subsequent encounter
S - sequela
T24 Burn and corrosion of lower limb, except ankle and foot [+]
Excludes 2: burn and corrosion of ankle and foot (T25.-)
burn and corrosion of hip region (T21.-)
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T24
A - initial encounter
D - subsequent encounter
S - sequela
T25 Burn and corrosion of ankle and foot [+]
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T25
A - initial encounter
D - subsequent encounter
S - sequela

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