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

HierarquiaT20-T25 · T22

Instruções do código

Excludes 2
  • burn and corrosion of interscapular region (T21.-)
  • burn and corrosion of wrist and hand (T23.-)
Seventh character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T22

A — initial encounter

D — subsequent encounter

S — sequela

Instruções dos níveis superiores

Capítulos 19 · Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Excludes 2
Use additional code

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

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.

T20-T25 · 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

code from category T31 or T32 to identify extent of body surface involved

T20-T32 · Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)

Includes
  • burns (thermal) from electrical heating appliances
  • burns (thermal) from electricity
  • burns (thermal) from flame
  • burns (thermal) from friction
  • burns (thermal) from hot air and hot gases
  • burns (thermal) from hot objects
  • burns (thermal) from lightning
  • burns (thermal) from radiation
  • chemical burn [corrosion] (external) (internal)
  • scalds
Excludes 2
  • erythema [dermatitis] ab igne (L59.0)
  • radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)
  • sunburn (L55.-)

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