T21 — Burn and corrosion of trunk
Part of Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes , block Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site (T20-T25) .
Official Notes
Includes
burns and corrosion of hip region
Excludes2
burns and corrosion of axilla (T22.- with fifth character 4)
Excludes2
burns and corrosion of scapular region (T22.- with fifth character 6)
Excludes2
burns and corrosion of shoulder (T22.- with fifth character 5)
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T21
7th Character
A - initial encounter
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
7th Character
S - sequela
Child Codes
- T21.0 Burn of unspecified degree of trunk Has subcodes
- T21.1 Burn of first degree of trunk Has subcodes
- T21.2 Burn of second degree of trunk Has subcodes
- T21.3 Burn of third degree of trunk Has subcodes
- T21.4 Corrosion of unspecified degree of trunk Has subcodes
- T21.5 Corrosion of first degree of trunk Has subcodes
- T21.6 Corrosion of second degree of trunk Has subcodes
- T21.7 Corrosion of third degree of trunk Has subcodes
Referenced By
Official notes on these codes cite T21.
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