ICD-10-CM Code T24.21
Burn of second degree of thigh
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 T24.21 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of T24.21 that describes the diagnosis 'burn of second degree of thigh' in more detail.
- T24.21 Burn of second degree of thigh NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code T24 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
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'T24.21 - Burn of second degree of thigh'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T24.21. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: T24.2 - Burn of second degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot