Section
T21.3
Burn of third degree of trunk
Hierarchy
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S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
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T20-T25 Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site (T20-T25)
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T21 Burn and corrosion of trunk
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T21.3 Burn of third degree of trunk
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T21.30 Burn of third degree of trunk, unspecified site
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T21.31 Burn of third degree of chest wall
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T21.32 Burn of third degree of abdominal wall
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T21.33 Burn of third degree of upper back
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T21.34 Burn of third degree of lower back
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T21.35 Burn of third degree of buttock
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T21.36 Burn of third degree of male genital region
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T21.37 Burn of third degree of female genital region
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T21.39 Burn of third degree of other site of trunk
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Notes
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Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
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The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Use Additional
T21.3
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external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)
- Y92 Place of occurrence of the external cause
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code from category T31 or T32 to identify extent of body surface involved
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code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- Z18 Retained foreign body fragments
Includes
Excludes 1
Excludes 2
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burns and corrosion of axilla (T22.- with fifth character 4)
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burns and corrosion of scapular region (T22.- with fifth character 6)
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burns and corrosion of shoulder (T22.- with fifth character 5)