ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › T20-T25 › T20.2 Burn of second degree of head,... › T20.26
Burn of second degree of forehead and cheek
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:
- T20.26XA Burn of second degree of forehead and cheek, initial encounter
- T20.26XD Burn of second degree of forehead and cheek, subsequent encounter
- T20.26XS Burn of second degree of forehead and cheek, sequela
This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Burn of second degree of forehead and cheek
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from T20 Burn and corrosion of head, face, and neck
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T20
Excludes2 - not included here
- burn and corrosion of ear drum (T28.41, T28.91)
- burn and corrosion of eye and adnexa (T26.-)
- burn and corrosion of mouth and pharynx (T28.0)
Inherited from the T20-T25 section Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site (T20-T25)
Use additional code
- code from category T31 or T32 to identify extent of body surface involved
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]
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Burn > head > cheek
- Burn > head > forehead
- Burn > cheek > second degree
- Burn > forehead > second degree
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| T20.20 | Burn of second degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site | Not billable |
| T20.21 | Burn of second degree of ear [any part, except ear drum] | Not billable |
| T20.22 | Burn of second degree of lip(s) | Not billable |
| T20.23 | Burn of second degree of chin | Not billable |
| T20.24 | Burn of second degree of nose (septum) | Not billable |
| T20.25 | Burn of second degree of scalp [any part] | Not billable |
| T20.27 | Burn of second degree of neck | Not billable |
| T20.29 | Burn of second degree of multiple sites of head, face, and neck | Not billable |