T20.1 Non-Billable Code

Burn of first degree of head, face, and neck

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

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

This code is a child of T20.

As a non-billable code, it requires more specific digits to be used on a medical claim.

useAdditionalCode

external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)

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

T20.10 - Burn of first degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site Billable
T20.11 - Burn of first degree of ear [any part, except ear drum]
T20.12 - Burn of first degree of lip(s) Billable
T20.13 - Burn of first degree of chin Billable
T20.14 - Burn of first degree of nose (septum) Billable
T20.15 - Burn of first degree of scalp [any part] Billable
T20.16 - Burn of first degree of forehead and cheek Billable
T20.17 - Burn of first degree of neck Billable
T20.19 - Burn of first degree of multiple sites of head, face, and neck Billable

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