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T21 Non-Billable Code

Burn and corrosion of trunk

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

includes
  • burns and corrosion of hip region
excludes2
  • burns and corrosion of axilla (T22.- with fifth character 4)
  • burns and corrosion of scapular region (T22.- with fifth character 6)
  • burns and corrosion of shoulder (T22.- with fifth character 5)
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 T21

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

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

  • T21.0 - Burn of unspecified degree of trunk
  • T21.1 - Burn of first degree of trunk
  • T21.2 - Burn of second degree of trunk
  • T21.3 - Burn of third degree of trunk
  • T21.4 - Corrosion of unspecified degree of trunk
  • T21.5 - Corrosion of first degree of trunk
  • T21.6 - Corrosion of second degree of trunk
  • T21.7 - Corrosion of third degree of trunk

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