T30-T32Not billable, use a more specific code below

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

chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes

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Official coding guidelines

From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.

  • Section I.C.19.d Coding of Burns and Corrosions (page 80), covers T30-T32

    Sequence the highest degree burn first and code each site separately, using the highest degree for one site. Code non-healing burns as acute, add codes for infection, and add an external cause code for source, intent, and place.

Other Chapter 19 topics:

Read Section I.C.19 (page 77)

All codes under T30-T32

T30-T32 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.

T30-T32 MS-DRGs

This code does not group to an MS-DRG as a principal diagnosis.

About the condition

Plain-language background from MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), not coding guidance.

Burns

A burn is damage to your body's tissues caused by heat, chemicals, electricity, sunlight, or radiation. Scalds from hot liquids and steam, building fires and flammable liquids and gases are the most common causes of burns. Another kind is an inhalation injury, caused by breathing smoke.

Read more about burns on MedlinePlus