2025 ICD-10-CM code T31.0
Burns involving less than 10% of body surface.
Medical necessity for using this code is established when a patient presents with a burn injury involving less than 10% of their body surface area. The documentation should support the diagnosis and the need for medical treatment.
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- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)Burns and corrosions of multiple and unspecified body regions (T30-T32)
In simple words: This code indicates that less than 10% of the body was burned.
This code represents burns that affect less than 10% of the body's total surface area.It encompasses various burn sources like fire, electricity, hot liquids, gases, or radiation. The code should be used in conjunction with codes from Chapter 20 (External causes of morbidity) to specify the cause of the burn injury.
Example 1: A patient presents with a first-degree burn on their forearm caused by spilling hot coffee. The burn covers approximately 5% of their body surface area., A child touches a hot stove burner, resulting in a second-degree burn on their hand. The burn area is less than 10% of their body surface area., A patient experiences a minor friction burn on their leg after a motorcycle accident. The burn is superficial and involves less than 10% of their body surface area.
Documentation should include the cause of the burn, the degree of the burn (first, second, or third), the specific body areas involved, and an estimation or calculation of the percentage of the body surface area affected.
** Excludes1: birth trauma (P10-P15), obstetric trauma (O70-O71).
- Specialties:Emergency Medicine, Burn Specialists, Primary Care, General Surgery
- Place of Service:Inpatient Hospital, On Campus-Outpatient Hospital, Emergency Room - Hospital, Office, Home