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T20 Non-Billable Code

Burn and corrosion of head, face, and neck

Chapter Classification

Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Section Detail

T20-T25 Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site (T20-T25)

Coding Guidelines & Notes

excludes2
  • burn and corrosion of ear drum (T28.41, T28.91)
  • burn and corrosion of eye and adnexa (T26.-)
  • burn and corrosion of mouth and pharynx (T28.0)
sevenChrDef
  • {'char': 'A', 'text': 'initial encounter'}
  • {'char': 'D', 'text': 'subsequent encounter'}
  • {'char': 'S', 'text': 'sequela'}
sevenChrNote
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T20

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

  • T20.0 - Burn of unspecified degree of head, face, and neck
  • T20.1 - Burn of first degree of head, face, and neck
  • T20.2 - Burn of second degree of head, face, and neck
  • T20.3 - Burn of third degree of head, face, and neck
  • T20.4 - Corrosion of unspecified degree of head, face, and neck
  • T20.5 - Corrosion of first degree of head, face, and neck
  • T20.6 - Corrosion of second degree of head, face, and neck
  • T20.7 - Corrosion of third degree of head, face, and neck

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