Use additional code from category T31 or T32 to identify extent of body surface involved

Includes:

  • burns and corrosions of first degree [erythema]
  • burns and corrosions of second degree [blisters][epidermal loss]
  • burns and corrosions of third degree [deep necrosis of underlying tissue] [full- thickness skin loss]
  1. T20 Burn and corrosion of head, face, and neck

    1. T20.0 Burn of unspecified degree of head, face, and neck

      1. T20.00 Burn of unspecified degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site

      2. T20.01 Burn of unspecified degree of ear [any part, except ear drum]

        • T20.011 Burn of unspecified degree of right ear [any part, except ear drum]
        • T20.012 Burn of unspecified degree of left ear [any part, except ear drum]
        • T20.019 Burn of unspecified degree of unspecified ear [any part, except ear drum]
      3. T20.02 Burn of unspecified degree of lip(s)

      4. T20.03 Burn of unspecified degree of chin

      5. T20.04 Burn of unspecified degree of nose (septum)

      6. T20.05 Burn of unspecified degree of scalp [any part]

      7. T20.06 Burn of unspecified degree of forehead and cheek

      8. T20.07 Burn of unspecified degree of neck

      9. T20.09 Burn of unspecified degree of multiple sites of head, face, and neck

    2. T20.1 Burn of first degree of head, face, and neck

      1. T20.10 Burn of first degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site

      2. T20.11 Burn of first degree of ear [any part, except ear drum]

        • T20.111 Burn of first degree of right ear [any part, except ear drum]
        • T20.112 Burn of first degree of left ear [any part, except ear drum]
        • T20.119 Burn of first degree of unspecified ear [any part, except ear drum]
      3. T20.12 Burn of first degree of lip(s)

      4. T20.13 Burn of first degree of chin

      5. T20.14 Burn of first degree of nose (septum)

      6. T20.15 Burn of first degree of scalp [any part]

      7. T20.16 Burn of first degree of forehead and cheek

      8. T20.17 Burn of first degree of neck

      9. T20.19 Burn of first degree of multiple sites of head, face, and neck

    3. T20.2 Burn of second degree of head, face, and neck

      1. T20.20 Burn of second degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site

      2. T20.21 Burn of second degree of ear [any part, except ear drum]

        • T20.211 Burn of second degree of right ear [any part, except ear drum]
        • T20.212 Burn of second degree of left ear [any part, except ear drum]
        • T20.219 Burn of second degree of unspecified ear [any part, except ear drum]
      3. T20.22 Burn of second degree of lip(s)

      4. T20.23 Burn of second degree of chin

      5. T20.24 Burn of second degree of nose (septum)

      6. T20.25 Burn of second degree of scalp [any part]

      7. T20.26 Burn of second degree of forehead and cheek

      8. T20.27 Burn of second degree of neck

      9. T20.29 Burn of second degree of multiple sites of head, face, and neck

    4. T20.3 Burn of third degree of head, face, and neck

      1. T20.30 Burn of third degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site

      2. T20.31 Burn of third degree of ear [any part, except ear drum]

        • T20.311 Burn of third degree of right ear [any part, except ear drum]
        • T20.312 Burn of third degree of left ear [any part, except ear drum]
        • T20.319 Burn of third degree of unspecified ear [any part, except ear drum]
      3. T20.32 Burn of third degree of lip(s)

      4. T20.33 Burn of third degree of chin

      5. T20.34 Burn of third degree of nose (septum)

      6. T20.35 Burn of third degree of scalp [any part]

      7. T20.36 Burn of third degree of forehead and cheek

      8. T20.37 Burn of third degree of neck

      9. T20.39 Burn of third degree of multiple sites of head, face, and neck

    5. T20.4 Corrosion of unspecified degree of head, face, and neck

      1. T20.40 Corrosion of unspecified degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site

      2. T20.41 Corrosion of unspecified degree of ear [any part, except ear drum]

        • T20.411 Corrosion of unspecified degree of right ear [any part, except ear drum]
        • T20.412 Corrosion of unspecified degree of left ear [any part, except ear drum]
        • T20.419 Corrosion of unspecified degree of unspecified ear [any part, except ear drum]
      3. T20.42 Corrosion of unspecified degree of lip(s)

      4. T20.43 Corrosion of unspecified degree of chin

      5. T20.44 Corrosion of unspecified degree of nose (septum)

      6. T20.45 Corrosion of unspecified degree of scalp [any part]

      7. T20.46 Corrosion of unspecified degree of forehead and cheek

      8. T20.47 Corrosion of unspecified degree of neck

      9. T20.49 Corrosion of unspecified degree of multiple sites of head, face, and neck

    6. T20.5 Corrosion of first degree of head, face, and neck

      1. T20.50 Corrosion of first degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site

      2. T20.51 Corrosion of first degree of ear [any part, except ear drum]

        • T20.511 Corrosion of first degree of right ear [any part, except ear drum]
        • T20.512 Corrosion of first degree of left ear [any part, except ear drum]
        • T20.519 Corrosion of first degree of unspecified ear [any part, except ear drum]
      3. T20.52 Corrosion of first degree of lip(s)

      4. T20.53 Corrosion of first degree of chin

      5. T20.54 Corrosion of first degree of nose (septum)

      6. T20.55 Corrosion of first degree of scalp [any part]

      7. T20.56 Corrosion of first degree of forehead and cheek

      8. T20.57 Corrosion of first degree of neck

      9. T20.59 Corrosion of first degree of multiple sites of head, face, and neck

    7. T20.6 Corrosion of second degree of head, face, and neck

      1. T20.60 Corrosion of second degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site

      2. T20.61 Corrosion of second degree of ear [any part, except ear drum]

        • T20.611 Corrosion of second degree of right ear [any part, except ear drum]
        • T20.612 Corrosion of second degree of left ear [any part, except ear drum]
        • T20.619 Corrosion of second degree of unspecified ear [any part, except ear drum]
      3. T20.62 Corrosion of second degree of lip(s)

      4. T20.63 Corrosion of second degree of chin

      5. T20.64 Corrosion of second degree of nose (septum)

      6. T20.65 Corrosion of second degree of scalp [any part]

      7. T20.66 Corrosion of second degree of forehead and cheek

      8. T20.67 Corrosion of second degree of neck

      9. T20.69 Corrosion of second degree of multiple sites of head, face, and neck

    8. T20.7 Corrosion of third degree of head, face, and neck

      1. T20.70 Corrosion of third degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site

      2. T20.71 Corrosion of third degree of ear [any part, except ear drum]

        • T20.711 Corrosion of third degree of right ear [any part, except ear drum]
        • T20.712 Corrosion of third degree of left ear [any part, except ear drum]
        • T20.719 Corrosion of third degree of unspecified ear [any part, except ear drum]
      3. T20.72 Corrosion of third degree of lip(s)

      4. T20.73 Corrosion of third degree of chin

      5. T20.74 Corrosion of third degree of nose (septum)

      6. T20.75 Corrosion of third degree of scalp [any part]

      7. T20.76 Corrosion of third degree of forehead and cheek

      8. T20.77 Corrosion of third degree of neck

      9. T20.79 Corrosion of third degree of multiple sites of head, face, and neck

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.