T21.15XA
T21.15XA: Burn of first degree of buttock, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
T21.15XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for burn of first degree of buttock, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check T21.15XA with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial 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 first degree of anus
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T21.15XA
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
T21.15XA is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.