T28.4
T28.4 — Burns of other and unspecified internal organs
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
T28.4 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for burns of other and unspecified internal organs. 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 T28
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
T28.4 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead T28.4
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T28. If T28.4 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- T28.0Burn of mouth and pharynx
- T28.1Burn of esophagus
- T28.2Burn of other parts of alimentary tract
- T28.3Burn of internal genitourinary organs
- T28.5Corrosion of mouth and pharynx
- T28.6Corrosion of esophagus
- T28.7Corrosion of other parts of alimentary tract
- T28.8Corrosion of internal genitourinary organs
- T28.9Corrosions of other and unspecified internal organs
Questions about T28.4
- Is T28.4 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. T28.4 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does T28.4 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Burns and corrosions confined to eye and internal organs (T26-T28).