T23.251A Burn of second degree of right palm, initial encounter
Instructional Notes:
T23.251A Description: Burn of second degree of right palm, initial encounter ↓
T23.251 Description: Burn of second degree of right palm ↓
T23.25 Description: Burn of second degree of palm ↓
T23.2 Description: Burn of second degree of wrist and hand Use Additional Code:
external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)
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T23 Description: Burn and corrosion of wrist and hand ↓
T20-T25 Description: Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site (T20-T25) Use Additional Code:
code from category T31 or T32 to identify extent of body surface involved
Include:
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]
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S00-T88 Description: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes Exclude2:
birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Notes:
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
Use Additional Code:
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)