ICD-10-CM Code T28
Burn and corrosion of other internal organs
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 T28 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of T28 that describes the diagnosis 'burn and corrosion of other internal organs' in more detail.
- T28 Burn and corrosion of other internal organs NON-BILLABLE
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- T28.40 Burn of unspecified internal organ NON-BILLABLE
- T28.41 Burn of ear drum NON-BILLABLE
- T28.49 Burn of other internal organ NON-BILLABLE
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- T28.90 Corrosions of unspecified internal organs NON-BILLABLE
- T28.91 Corrosions of ear drum NON-BILLABLE
- T28.99 Corrosions of other internal organs NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code T28 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 T28 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 and intent of the burn See Section X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98)
- External cause code to identify place See Code Y92
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7th Character Extension Notes:
What is 7th Character Extension?
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More Info - The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category See Code T28
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'T28 - Burn and corrosion of other internal organs'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T28. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.