T22.291A Guidelines & Instructional Notes: Burn 2nd deg mul sites of r shldr/up lmb, ex wrs/hnd, init

Instruction Source: T22.291A

Burn 2nd deg mul sites of r shldr/up lmb, ex wrs/hnd, init

Instruction Source: T22.291

Burn of second degree of multiple sites of right shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand

Instruction Source: T22.29

Burn of second degree of multiple sites of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand

Instruction Source: T22.2

Burn of second degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand

Instruction Source: T22

Burn and corrosion of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand

Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)

Instruction Source: T20-T25

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

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

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