Kodex

Section

T24.019

Burn of unspecified degree of unspecified thigh

Hierarchy

S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- T20-T25 Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site (T20-T25)
  - T24 Burn and corrosion of lower limb, except ankle and foot
    - T24.0 Burn of unspecified degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot
      - T24.01 Burn of unspecified degree of thigh
        
        T24.019 Burn of unspecified degree of unspecified thigh
        
        T24.019A initial encounter
        
        T24.019D subsequent encounter
        
        T24.019S sequela

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

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

code from category T31 or T32 to identify extent of body surface involved

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

Includes

burns and corrosions of first degree [erythema]
burns and corrosions of second degree [blisters][epidermal loss]
burns and corrosions of third degree [deep necrosis of underlying tissue] [full- thickness skin loss]

Excludes 1

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

Excludes 2

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