Section
T22
Burn and corrosion of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
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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T22 Burn and corrosion of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
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T22.0 Burn of unspecified degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
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T22.1 Burn of first degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
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T22.2 Burn of second degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
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T22.3 Burn of third degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
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T22.4 Corrosion of unspecified degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
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T22.5 Corrosion of first degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
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T22.6 Corrosion of second degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
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T22.7 Corrosion of third degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
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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
Includes
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burns and corrosions of first degree [erythema]
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burns and corrosions of second degree [blisters][epidermal loss]
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burns and corrosions of third degree [deep necrosis of underlying tissue] [full- thickness skin loss]