T22

Non-Billable

ChapterS00–T88

Rankcategory

Official Description

Burn and corrosion of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

CH19 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)

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

Use Additional Code

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

T20-T25 Parent Instructions

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]

Use Additional Code

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

Instructional Notes

Excludes2(Not included here)

burn and corrosion of interscapular region (T21.-)
burn and corrosion of wrist and hand (T23.-)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

T20-T25Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site (T20-T25)

T22Burn and corrosion of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand

T22.0Burn of unspecified degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand

T22.1Burn of first degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand

T22.2Burn of second degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand

T22.3Burn of third degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand

T22.4Corrosion of unspecified degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand

T22.5Corrosion of first degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand

T22.6Corrosion of second degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand

T22.7Corrosion of third degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to T22:

blockT20-T25

Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site (T20-T25)

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chapterCH19

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to T22. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

25 raw paths

Burn (electricity) (flame) (hot gas, liquid or hot object) (radiation) (steam) (thermal)25 unique routes

above elbow→T22(12 variants)

left→T22(4 variants)

right→T22(4 variants)

first degree→T22

second degree→T22

third degree→T22