T21.12
Burn of first degree of abdominal wall
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 5 never code together
T21code
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
7th character 3
A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 7
T21code
Includes
- burns and corrosion of hip region
T21.12code
Inclusion terms
- Burn of first degree of flank
- Burn of first degree of groin
T21.1code
S00-T88chapter
Notes
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Use additional code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 8 same parent — T21.1
T21.10 Burn of first degree of trunk, unspecified site category T21.11 Burn of first degree of chest wall category T21.13 Burn of first degree of upper back category T21.14 Burn of first degree of lower back category T21.15 Burn of first degree of buttock category T21.16 Burn of first degree of male genital region category T21.17 Burn of first degree of female genital region category T21.19 Burn of first degree of other site of trunk category
Additional references
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