T20
Header — not billableBurn and corrosion of head, face, and neck
The ICD-10 code for burn and corrosion of head, face, and neck is T20.
T20 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
7th character definitions
These definitions specify what each valid 7th-character value means for codes in this category.
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7th character note
This category requires a 7th character to indicate additional clinical detail (e.g. encounter type: initial, subsequent, sequela). The code is incomplete without it.
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T20
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •This category requires a 7th character. Documentation should clearly indicate the episode of care (initial encounter, subsequent encounter, or sequela).
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under T20
- T20.0Burn of unspecified degree of head, face, and necknon-billable header
- T20.1Burn of first degree of head, face, and necknon-billable header
- T20.2Burn of second degree of head, face, and necknon-billable header
- T20.3Burn of third degree of head, face, and necknon-billable header
- T20.4Corrosion of unspecified degree of head, face, and necknon-billable header
- T20.5Corrosion of first degree of head, face, and necknon-billable header
- T20.6Corrosion of second degree of head, face, and necknon-billable header
- T20.7Corrosion of third degree of head, face, and necknon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- T21Burn and corrosion of trunknon-billable header
- T22Burn and corrosion of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and handnon-billable header
- T23Burn and corrosion of wrist and handnon-billable header
- T24Burn and corrosion of lower limb, except ankle and footnon-billable header
- T25Burn and corrosion of ankle and footnon-billable header
- T20Burn and corrosion of head, face, and necknon-billable header