T20-T32

Non-Billable
ChapterS00–T88
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Official Description

Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)

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)
Use Additional Code
  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • burns (thermal) from electrical heating appliances
  • burns (thermal) from electricity
  • burns (thermal) from flame
  • burns (thermal) from friction
  • burns (thermal) from hot air and hot gases
  • burns (thermal) from hot objects
  • burns (thermal) from lightning
  • burns (thermal) from radiation
  • chemical burn [corrosion] (external) (internal)
  • scalds
Excludes2(Not included here)
  • erythema [dermatitis] ab igne (L59.0)
  • radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)
  • sunburn (L55.-)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
T20-T32Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to T20-T32:

chapterCH19
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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