T23.36
Header — not billableBurn of third degree of back of hand
The ICD-10 code for burn of third degree of back of hand is T23.36.
T23.36 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
- T23.30Burn of third degree of hand, unspecified sitenon-billable header
- T23.31Burn of third degree of thumb (nail)non-billable header
- T23.32Burn of third degree of single finger (nail) except thumbnon-billable header
- T23.33Burn of third degree of multiple fingers (nail), not including thumbnon-billable header
- T23.34Burn of third degree of multiple fingers (nail), including thumbnon-billable header
- T23.35Burn of third degree of palmnon-billable header
- T23.37Burn of third degree of wristnon-billable header
- T23.39Burn of third degree of multiple sites of wrist and handnon-billable header
- T23.36Burn of third degree of back of handnon-billable header