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Diagnostic Guide Name

BURNS

ICD 10 Diagnosis, Single Code, Left Code, Right Code and Bilateral Code

DIAGNOSISSINGLE CODE ONLYLEFTRIGHTBILATERAL (If Available)
BURNS    
- FINGER (NOT THUMB)    
- FIRST DEGREE    
   - SINGLE FINGER T23.122_T23.121_ 
   - MULTIPLE FINGERS (NOT THUMB) T23.132_T23.131_ 
   - MULTIPLE FINGERS AND THUMB T23.142_T23.141_ 
- SECOND DEGREE    
   - SINGLE FINGER T23.222_T23.221_ 
   - MULTIPLE FINGERS (NOT THUMB) T23.232_T23.231_ 
   - MULTIPLE FINGERS AND THUMB T23.242_T23.241_ 
- THIRD DEGREE    
   - SINGLE FINGER T23.322_T23.321_ 
   - MULTIPLE FINGERS (NOT THUMB) T23.332_T23.331_ 
   - MULTIPLE FINGERS AND THUMB T23.342_T23.341_ 
- THUMB    
  - FIRST DEGREE T23.112_T23.111_ 
  - SECOND DEGREE T23.212_T23.211_ 
  - THIRD DEGREE T23.312_T23.311_ 
- HAND, DORSUM    
  - FIRST DEGREE T23.162_T23.161_ 
  - SECOND DEGREE T23.262_T23.261_ 
  - THIRD DEGREE T23.362_T23.361_ 
- HAND, PALM    
  - FIRST DEGREE T23.152_T23.151_ 
  - SECOND DEGREE T23.252_T23.251_ 
  - THIRD DEGREE T23.352_T23.351_ 
- WRIST    
  - FIRST DEGREE T23.172_T23.171_ 
  - SECOND DEGREE T23.272_T23.271_ 
  - THIRD DEGREE T23.372_T23.371_ 
- MULTIPLE SITES, WRIST AND HAND    
  - FIRST DEGREE T23.192_T23.191_ 
  - SECOND DEGREE T23.292_T23.291_ 
  - THIRD DEGREE T23.392_T23.391_ 
- FOREARM    
  - FIRST DEGREE T22.112_T22.111_ 
  - SECOND DEGREE T22.212_T22.211_ 
  - THIRD DEGREE T22.312_T22.311_ 

Instructions (ICD 10 CM 2020, U.S. Version)

THE APPROPRIATE SEVENTH CHARACTER IS TO BE ADDED TO EACH CODE FROM CATEGORY T22 AND T23
A - Initial Encounter
D - Subsequent Routine Healing
S - Sequela
USE ADDITIONAL EXTERNAL CAUSE CODE TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE, PLACE, AND INTENT OF THE BURN (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)

ICD-10 Reference

Reproduced from the International statistical classification of diseases and related health problems, 10th revision, Fifth edition, 2016. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2016 https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/246208

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