T31

Non-billable

Burns classified according to extent of body surface involved

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Coding Guidance

T31 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information

From parent codes: S00-T88 (Chapter 19)

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom S00-T88

Excludes1 means 'NOT CODED HERE!' An Excludes1 note indicates mutually exclusive codes: two conditions that cannot be reported together.

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Use Additional CodeFrom S00-T88

The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail.

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

More Specific Codes (10)

Chapter Information

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Range: S00-T88

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Related ICD-10 Codes

More specific codes for T31

Burns involving less than 10% of body surface

T31.0›

Burns involving 10-19% of body surface

T31.1›

Burns involving 20-29% of body surface

T31.2›

Burns involving 30-39% of body surface

T31.3›

Burns involving 40-49% of body surface

T31.4›

Burns involving 50-59% of body surface

T31.5›

Burns involving 60-69% of body surface

T31.6›

Burns involving 70-79% of body surface

T31.7›

Burns involving 80-89% of body surface

T31.8›

Burns involving 90% or more of body surface

T31.9›