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T22 - Burn and corrosion of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand


The ICD 10 Code for Burn and corrosion of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand is listed as T22.
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: T22
Description: Burn and corrosion of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
  • Excludes2: burn and corrosion of interscapular region (T21.-)
  • burn and corrosion of wrist and hand (T23.-)
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T22
  • 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 T22:
T22.0 - Burn of unspecified degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
T22.1 - Burn of first degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
T22.2 - Burn of second degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
T22.3 - Burn of third degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
T22.4 - Corrosion of unspecified degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
T22.5 - Corrosion of first degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
T22.6 - Corrosion of second degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
T22.7 - Corrosion of third degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand