2025 ICD-10-CM code T25
Burn and corrosion of ankle and foot.
Medical necessity must be established by documenting the nature of the burn injury and the required treatment.The documentation should support the level of care provided, whether it's first aid, outpatient wound care, or more extensive treatment in a specialized burn center.For example, deep burns or those covering a large surface area require a higher level of care to prevent complications like infection or scarring.
Clinicians responsible for using this code include but aren't limited to primary care physicians, emergency medicine physicians, dermatologists, surgeons, and other specialists who encounter and treat burn injuries.They are responsible for assessing the burn's depth and extent, providing appropriate treatment, and documenting the injury accurately for coding and billing.
In simple words: This code represents a burn or chemical burn injury to the ankle and/or foot. It covers various burn severities, from simple redness to deep tissue damage.
This code encompasses burns (thermal) from various sources like electrical appliances, electricity, flames, friction, hot air and gases, hot objects, lightning, and radiation, as well as chemical burns (corrosion) affecting the ankle and foot, both external and internal, and scalds.It includes burns and corrosions classified as first-degree (erythema), second-degree (blisters, epidermal loss), and third-degree (deep necrosis of underlying tissue, full-thickness skin loss).
Example 1: A patient presents to the emergency room after accidentally spilling boiling water on their foot, resulting in a second-degree burn on the ankle and top of the foot., A welder sustains a third-degree burn to their ankle from a stray spark during work, requiring specialized burn care., A child is brought to the clinic with a first-degree chemical burn on their toes after stepping in a puddle of cleaning solution.
Documentation should clearly specify the cause of the burn, the degree of the burn (1st, 2nd, or 3rd), the specific location on the ankle and/or foot, the total body surface area (TBSA) involved if significant, and any associated injuries.Any procedures performed, like debridement or skin grafting, must also be documented. Photographs can be a valuable addition.
** Excludes1: birth trauma (P10-P15), obstetric trauma (O70-O71). Excludes2: erythema [dermatitis] ab igne (L59.0), radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59), sunburn (L55.-).
- Specialties:Emergency Medicine, Dermatology, Primary Care, Burn Surgery, Pediatrics, Podiatry
- Place of Service:Emergency Room - Hospital, Office, Inpatient Hospital, Outpatient Hospital, Home, Skilled Nursing Facility, Military Treatment Facility