T20.26 Burn of second degree of forehead and cheek

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

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

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

Use additional code

• external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)

Code annotations containing back-references to T20.26

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)")

Diagnosis Index entries for T20.26

• Burn (electricity) (flame) (hot gas, liquid or hot object) (radiation) (steam) (thermal) › cheek › second degree
• Burn (electricity) (flame) (hot gas, liquid or hot object) (radiation) (steam) (thermal) › forehead › second degree

Nearby codes

• T20.24XS Burn of second degree of nose (septum), sequela
• T20.25 Burn of second degree of scalp [any part]
• T20.25XA Burn of second degree of scalp [any part], initial encounter
• T20.25XD Burn of second degree of scalp [any part], subsequent encounter
• T20.25XS Burn of second degree of scalp [any part], sequela
• T20.26 Burn of second degree of forehead and cheek (this code)
• T20.26XA Burn of second degree of forehead and cheek, initial encounter
• T20.26XD Burn of second degree of forehead and cheek, subsequent encounter
• T20.26XS Burn of second degree of forehead and cheek, sequela
• T20.27 Burn of second degree of neck
• T20.27XA Burn of second degree of neck, initial encounter