T20.16
Billable codeBurn of first degree of forehead and cheek
The ICD-10 code for burn of first degree of forehead and cheek is T20.16.
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- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- T20.10Burn of first degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site
- T20.11Burn of first degree of ear [any part, except ear drum]non-billable header
- T20.12Burn of first degree of lip(s)
- T20.13Burn of first degree of chin
- T20.14Burn of first degree of nose (septum)
- T20.15Burn of first degree of scalp [any part]
- T20.17Burn of first degree of neck
- T20.19Burn of first degree of multiple sites of head, face, and neck
- T20.16Burn of first degree of forehead and cheek