ICD-10-CM Code T20.01
Burn of unspecified degree of ear [any part, except ear drum]
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code T20.01 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of T20.01 that describes the diagnosis 'burn of unspecified degree of ear' in more detail.
The ICD code T20 is used to code Burn
A burn is a type of injury to skin , or other tissues, caused by heat, electricity, chemicals, friction, or radiation. Burns that affect only the superficial skin layers are known as superficial or first-degree burns. When the injury extends into some of the underlying layers, it is described as a partial-thickness or second-degree burn. In a full-thickness or third-degree burn, the injury extends to all layers of the skin. A fourth-degree burn additionally involves injury to deeper tissues, such as muscle, tendons, or bone.
| Specialty: | Critical Care Medicine |
| MeSH Codes: | D002056, D002056, D002056, D002056, D002056, D002056, D002056, D002056, D002056, D002056 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 940, 941, 942, 943, 944, 945, 946, 947, 948, 949 |
Second-degree burn of the hand
Coding Notes for T20.01 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Burn of ear drum - instead, use code T28.41-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'T20.01 - Burn of unspecified degree of ear [any part, except ear drum]'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T20.01. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: T20.0 - Burn of unspecified degree of head, face, and neck