T21.01XD

T21.01XD: Burn of unspecified degree of chest wall, subsequent encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

T21.01XD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for burn of unspecified degree of chest wall, subsequent encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check T21.01XD with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "D": subsequent encounter

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T21

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Burn of unspecified degree of breast

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T21.01XD

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

Written on T21: Burn and corrosion of trunk

burns and corrosion of axilla (T22.- with fifth character 4)
burns and corrosion of scapular region (T22.- with fifth character 6)
burns and corrosion of shoulder (T22.- with fifth character 5)

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.