T22.26
Header — not billableBurn of second degree of scapular region
The ICD-10 code for burn of second degree of scapular region is T22.26.
T22.26 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.
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
- T22.20Burn of second degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand, unspecified site
- T22.21Burn of second degree of forearmnon-billable header
- T22.22Burn of second degree of elbownon-billable header
- T22.23Burn of second degree of upper armnon-billable header
- T22.24Burn of second degree of axillanon-billable header
- T22.25Burn of second degree of shouldernon-billable header
- T22.29Burn of second degree of multiple sites of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and handnon-billable header
- T22.26Burn of second degree of scapular regionnon-billable header