ICD-10-CM code "T20": Burn and corrosion of head, face, and neck (2024)

Excludes

1. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

   Type 1birth trauma (P10-P15)

   Type 1obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

2. Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site (T20-T25)
3. Burn and corrosion of head, face, and neck (T20)

   Type 2burn and corrosion of ear drum (T28.41, T28.91)

   Type 2burn and corrosion of eye and adnexa (T26.-)

   Type 2burn and corrosion of mouth and pharynx (T28.0)

Includes

1. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
2. Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site (T20-T25)

   Includesburns and corrosions of first degree [erythema]

   Includesburns and corrosions of second degree [blisters][epidermal loss]

   Includesburns and corrosions of third degree [deep necrosis of underlying tissue] [full- thickness skin loss]

3. Burn and corrosion of head, face, and neck (T20)

Subcategories

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