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T28

Burn and corrosion of other internal organs

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 10 more specific codes instead:

  • T28.0 Burn of mouth and pharynx (also a header)
  • T28.1 Burn of esophagus (also a header)
  • T28.2 Burn of other parts of alimentary tract (also a header)
  • T28.3 Burn of internal genitourinary organs (also a header)
  • T28.4 Burns of other and unspecified internal organs (also a header)
  • T28.5 Corrosion of mouth and pharynx (also a header)
  • T28.6 Corrosion of esophagus (also a header)
  • T28.7 Corrosion of other parts of alimentary tract (also a header)
  • T28.8 Corrosion of internal genitourinary organs (also a header)
  • T28.9 Corrosions of other and unspecified internal organs (also a header)

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 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.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Burn and corrosion of other internal organs

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.

This code

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T28

Use additional code

  • external cause code to identify the source and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98)
  • external cause code to identify place (Y92)