T31.9
Header — not billableBurns involving 90% or more of body surface
The ICD-10 code for burns involving 90% or more of body surface is T31.9.
T31.9 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 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.
Child codes under T31.9
- T31.90Burns involving 90% or more of body surface with 0% to 9% third degree burns
- T31.91Burns involving 90% or more of body surface with 10-19% third degree burns
- T31.92Burns involving 90% or more of body surface with 20-29% third degree burns
- T31.93Burns involving 90% or more of body surface with 30-39% third degree burns
- T31.94Burns involving 90% or more of body surface with 40-49% third degree burns
- T31.95Burns involving 90% or more of body surface with 50-59% third degree burns
- T31.96Burns involving 90% or more of body surface with 60-69% third degree burns
- T31.97Burns involving 90% or more of body surface with 70-79% third degree burns
- T31.98Burns involving 90% or more of body surface with 80-89% third degree burns
- T31.99Burns involving 90% or more of body surface with 90% or more third degree burns
Related codes in this category
- T31.0Burns involving less than 10% of body surface
- T31.1Burns involving 10-19% of body surfacenon-billable header
- T31.2Burns involving 20-29% of body surfacenon-billable header
- T31.3Burns involving 30-39% of body surfacenon-billable header
- T31.4Burns involving 40-49% of body surfacenon-billable header
- T31.5Burns involving 50-59% of body surfacenon-billable header
- T31.6Burns involving 60-69% of body surfacenon-billable header
- T31.7Burns involving 70-79% of body surfacenon-billable header
- T31.8Burns involving 80-89% of body surfacenon-billable header
- T31.9Burns involving 90% or more of body surfacenon-billable header