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T21 - Burn and corrosion of trunk


The ICD 10 Code for Burn and corrosion of trunk is listed as T21.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: T21
Description: Burn and corrosion of trunk
  • Includes: burns and corrosion of hip region
  • Excludes2: burns and corrosion of axilla (T22.- with fifth character 4)
  • burns and corrosion of scapular region (T22.- with fifth character 6)
  • burns and corrosion of shoulder (T22.- with fifth character 5)
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T21
  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of T21:
T21.0 - Burn of unspecified degree of trunk
T21.1 - Burn of first degree of trunk
T21.2 - Burn of second degree of trunk
T21.3 - Burn of third degree of trunk
T21.4 - Corrosion of unspecified degree of trunk
T21.5 - Corrosion of first degree of trunk
T21.6 - Corrosion of second degree of trunk
T21.7 - Corrosion of third degree of trunk