Burns involving 20-29% of body surface

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 3 more specific codes instead:

T31.20 Burns involving 20-29% of body surface with 0% to 9% third degree burns
T31.21 Burns involving 20-29% of body surface with 10-19% third degree burns
T31.22 Burns involving 20-29% of body surface with 20-29% third degree burns

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.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Burns involving 20-29% of body surface

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 T31 Burns classified according to extent of body surface involved

Note

This category is to be used as the primary code only when the site of the burn is unspecified. It should be used as a supplementary code with categories T20-T25 when the site is specified.

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
T31.0	Burns involving less than 10% of body surface	Valid
T31.1	Burns involving 10-19% of body surface	Not billable
T31.3	Burns involving 30-39% of body surface	Not billable
T31.4	Burns involving 40-49% of body surface	Not billable
T31.5	Burns involving 50-59% of body surface	Not billable
T31.6	Burns involving 60-69% of body surface	Not billable
T31.7	Burns involving 70-79% of body surface	Not billable
T31.8	Burns involving 80-89% of body surface	Not billable
T31.9	Burns involving 90% or more of body surface	Not billable