T20.21
Header — not billableBurn of second degree of ear [any part, except ear drum]
The ICD-10 code for burn of second degree of ear [any part, except ear drum] is T20.21.
T20.21 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 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.
- burn of ear drum (T28.41-)
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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- T20.20Burn of second degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site
- T20.22Burn of second degree of lip(s)
- T20.23Burn of second degree of chin
- T20.24Burn of second degree of nose (septum)
- T20.25Burn of second degree of scalp [any part]
- T20.26Burn of second degree of forehead and cheek
- T20.27Burn of second degree of neck
- T20.29Burn of second degree of multiple sites of head, face, and neck
- T20.21Burn of second degree of ear [any part, except ear drum]non-billable header