ICD-10-CM Code T20.31
Burn of third 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 T20.31 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of T20.31 that describes the diagnosis 'burn of third degree of ear [any part, except ear drum]' 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 T20.31 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 'T20.31 - Burn of third degree of ear [any part, except ear drum]'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T20.31. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: T20.3 - Burn of third degree of head, face, and neck