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T21.31XA - Burn of third degree of chest wall, initial encounter


The ICD 10 Code for Burn of third degree of chest wall, initial encounter is listed as T21.31XA.
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: T21.31XA
Description: Burn of third degree of chest wall, initial encounter
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
927 - Extensive Burns Or Full Thickness Burns W Mv 96+ Hrs W Skin Graft
928 - Full Thickness Burn W Skin Graft Or Inhal Inj W Cc/mcc
929 - Full Thickness Burn W Skin Graft Or Inhal Inj W/o Cc/mcc
933 - Extensive Burns Or Full Thickness Burns W Mv 96+ Hrs W/o Skin Graft
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 942.31 - Full-thickness skin loss [third degree,not otherwise specified] of breast (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 942.32 - Full-thickness skin loss [third degree, not otherwise specified] of chest wall, excluding breast and nipple (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 942.41 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree]) without mention of loss of a body part, of breast (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 942.42 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part, of chest wall, excluding breast and nipple (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of T21.31XA:
T21.31XD - Burn of third degree of chest wall, subsequent encounter
T21.31XS - Burn of third degree of chest wall, sequela