Kodex

Section

T30-T32

Burns and corrosions of multiple and unspecified body regions (T30-T32)

Hierarchy

S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- T30-T32 Burns and corrosions of multiple and unspecified body regions (T30-T32)
  - T30 Burn and corrosion, body region unspecified
  - T31 Burns classified according to extent of body surface involved
  - T32 Corrosions classified according to extent of body surface involved

Notes

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
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

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- Z18 Retained foreign body fragments

Excludes 1

P10-P15 Birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)