T24.2
Header — not billableBurn of second degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot
The ICD-10 code for burn of second degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot is T24.2.
T24.2 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 5 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 T24.2
- T24.20Burn of second degree of unspecified site of lower limb, except ankle and footnon-billable header
- T24.21Burn of second degree of thighnon-billable header
- T24.22Burn of second degree of kneenon-billable header
- T24.23Burn of second degree of lower legnon-billable header
- T24.29Burn of second degree of multiple sites of lower limb, except ankle and footnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- T24.0Burn of unspecified degree of lower limb, except ankle and footnon-billable header
- T24.1Burn of first degree of lower limb, except ankle and footnon-billable header
- T24.3Burn of third degree of lower limb, except ankle and footnon-billable header
- T24.4Corrosion of unspecified degree of lower limb, except ankle and footnon-billable header
- T24.5Corrosion of first degree of lower limb, except ankle and footnon-billable header
- T24.6Corrosion of second degree of lower limb, except ankle and footnon-billable header
- T24.7Corrosion of third degree of lower limb, except ankle and footnon-billable header
- T24.2Burn of second degree of lower limb, except ankle and footnon-billable header