T20.21

T20.21: Burn of second degree of ear [any part, except ear drum]

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T20.21 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for burn of second degree of ear [any part, except ear drum]. 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 of ear drum (T28.41-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T20.21

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

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

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)

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Burn›ear›second degree

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead T20.21

3 child codes. Green means billable.