T20.3
Header — not billableBurn of third degree of head, face, and neck
The ICD-10 code for burn of third degree of head, face, and neck is T20.3.
T20.3 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
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.
- •If the associated manifestation or related condition noted above is also documented, an additional code should be reported alongside this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under T20.3
- T20.30Burn of third degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site
- T20.31Burn of third degree of ear [any part, except ear drum]non-billable header
- T20.32Burn of third degree of lip(s)
- T20.33Burn of third degree of chin
- T20.34Burn of third degree of nose (septum)
- T20.35Burn of third degree of scalp [any part]
- T20.36Burn of third degree of forehead and cheek
- T20.37Burn of third degree of neck
- T20.39Burn of third degree of multiple sites of head, face, and neck
Related codes in this category
- 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
- T20.4Corrosion 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
- T20.3Burn of third degree of head, face, and necknon-billable header