T20

T20: Burn and corrosion of head, face, and neck

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T20 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for burn and corrosion of head, face, and neck. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.

This code requires a 7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T20

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

burn and corrosion of ear drum (T28.41, T28.91)
burn and corrosion of eye and adnexa (T26.-)
burn and corrosion of mouth and pharynx (T28.0)

Other codes that can never be billed with T20

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

T66Radiation sickness, unspecified
T66.XXXARadiation sickness, unspecified, initial encounter
T66.XXXDRadiation sickness, unspecified, subsequent encounter
T66.XXXSRadiation sickness, unspecified, sequela

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead T20

8 child codes. Green means billable.