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ICD-10-CM Code T31
Burns classified according to extent of body surface involved

NON-BILLABLE
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-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code T31 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of T31 that describes the diagnosis 'burns classified accord extent body involv' in more detail.


The ICD code T31 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

Source: Wikipedia

Coding Notes for T31 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Code Notes:
This category is to be used as the primary code only when the site of the burn is unspecified. It should be used as a supplementary code with categories Section T20-T25 when the site is specified.

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'T31 - Burns classified according to extent of body surface involved'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T31. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.


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