ICD-10-CM Code T20.1
Burn of first degree of head, face, and neck
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 T20.1 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the nine child codes of T20.1 that describes the diagnosis 'burn of first degree of head, face, and neck' in more detail.
- T20.1 Burn of first degree of head, face, and neck NON-BILLABLE
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 T20.1 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Additional Code Note:
Use Additional Code
Use Additional Code note means a second code must be used in conjunction with this code. Codes with this note are Etiology codes and must be followed by a Manifestation code or codes. - External cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn See Section X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Burn erythema of face AND/OR head (disorder)
- Burn erythema of scalp (disorder)
- Burn erythema of ear (disorder)
- Burn erythema of labial mucosa (disorder)
- Burn of eye region with epidermal burn of head and/or neck (disorder)
- Epidermal burn of multiple sites of head without involvement of eye proper (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for an external cause code
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'T20.1 - Burn of first degree of head, face, and neck'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T20.1. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: T20 - Burn and corrosion of head, face, and neck