T22.2
Burn of second degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 4 never code together
7th character 3
A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 4
T22.2code
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 filed at null
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Alongside this code 7 same parent — T22
T22.0 Burn of unsp degree of shldr/up lmb, except wrist and hand category T22.1 Burn of first degree of shldr/up lmb, except wrist and hand category T22.3 Burn of third degree of shldr/up lmb, except wrist and hand category T22.4 Corrosion of unsp degree of shldr/up lmb, except wrs/hnd category T22.5 Corrosion of first degree of shldr/up lmb, except wrs/hnd category T22.6 Corrosion of second degree of shldr/up lmb, except wrs/hnd category T22.7 Corrosion of third degree of shldr/up lmb, except wrs/hnd category
Subordinate codes 8
T22.20 Burn second deg of shldr/up lmb, except wrs/hnd, unsp site T22.21 Burn of second degree of forearm T22.22 Burn of second degree of elbow T22.23 Burn of second degree of upper arm T22.24 Burn of second degree of axilla T22.25 Burn of second degree of shoulder T22.26 Burn of second degree of scapular region T22.29 Burn of 2nd deg mul sites of shldr/up lmb, except wrs/hnd
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