T22.10
Billable codeBurn of first degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand, unspecified site
The ICD-10 code for burn of first degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand, unspecified site is T22.10.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- T22.11Burn of first degree of forearmnon-billable header
- T22.12Burn of first degree of elbownon-billable header
- T22.13Burn of first degree of upper armnon-billable header
- T22.14Burn of first degree of axillanon-billable header
- T22.15Burn of first degree of shouldernon-billable header
- T22.16Burn of first degree of scapular regionnon-billable header
- T22.19Burn of first degree of multiple sites of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and handnon-billable header
- T22.10Burn of first degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand, unspecified site