T20 Burn and corrosion of head, face, and neck

Non-billable header with 8 child codes.

Excludes2 (not included here)

• burn and corrosion of ear drum (T28.41, T28.91)
• burn and corrosion of eye and adnexa (T26.-)
• burn and corrosion of mouth and pharynx (T28.0)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T20

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Applies from T20 Burn and corrosion of head, face, and neck

Excludes2 (not included here)

• burn and corrosion of ear drum (T28.41, T28.91)
• burn and corrosion of eye and adnexa (T26.-)
• burn and corrosion of mouth and pharynx (T28.0)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T20

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Codes under T20

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

Code annotations containing back-references to T20

Back-references to T20

• Type 1 Excludes: T66 Radiation sickness, unspecified ("burns (T20-T31)")
• Type 2 Excludes: T67 Effects of heat and light ("burns (T20-T31)")
• Type 2 Excludes: T75 Other and unspecified effects of other external causes ("burns (electric) (T20-T31)")

Back-references to T20

• Type 1 Excludes: T66 Radiation sickness, unspecified ("burns (T20-T31)")
• Type 2 Excludes: T67 Effects of heat and light ("burns (T20-T31)")
• Type 2 Excludes: T75 Other and unspecified effects of other external causes ("burns (electric) (T20-T31)")

Nearby codes

• T20 Burn and corrosion of head, face, and neck (this code)
• T20.0 Burn of unspecified degree of head, face, and neck
• T20.00 Burn of unspecified degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site
• T20.00XA Burn of unspecified degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site, initial encounter
• T20.00XD Burn of unspecified degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site, subsequent encounter
• T20.00XS Burn of unspecified degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site, sequela