Instruction Source: T20.24XA
Burn of second degree of nose (septum), initial encounter
Instruction Source: T20.24
Burn of second degree of nose (septum)
Instruction Source: T20.2
Burn of second degree of head, face, and neck
Instruction Source: T20
Burn and corrosion of head, face, and neck
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- 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)
Instruction Source: T20-T25
Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site (T20-T25)
Inclusion Terms
- 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]
Instruction Source: S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Clinical 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