T24.22 Burn of second degree of knee

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applies from T24 Burn and corrosion of lower limb, except ankle and foot

Excludes2 (not included here)

• burn and corrosion of ankle and foot (T25.-)
• burn and corrosion of hip region (T21.-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T24

7th character required

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

Applies from T24.2 Burn of second degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot

Use additional code

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

Codes under T24.22

• T24.221 Burn of second degree of right knee
• T24.222 Burn of second degree of left knee
• T24.229 Burn of second degree of unspecified knee

Code annotations containing back-references to T24.22

Back-references to T24

• 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

• T24.212S Burn of second degree of left thigh, sequela
• T24.219 Burn of second degree of unspecified thigh
• T24.219A Burn of second degree of unspecified thigh, initial encounter
• T24.219D Burn of second degree of unspecified thigh, subsequent encounter
• T24.219S Burn of second degree of unspecified thigh, sequela
• T24.22 Burn of second degree of knee (this code)
• T24.221 Burn of second degree of right knee
• T24.221A Burn of second degree of right knee, initial encounter
• T24.221D Burn of second degree of right knee, subsequent encounter
• T24.221S Burn of second degree of right knee, sequela
• T24.222 Burn of second degree of left knee