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T22.20

Burn of second degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand, unspecified site

Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 7 more specific codes sit alongside it. Worth checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 4 never code together
T22code
Excludes2
  • burn and corrosion of interscapular region (T21.-)T21.-
  • burn and corrosion of wrist and hand (T23.-)T23.-
S00-T88chapter
Excludes2

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 4
T22.2code
Use additional code
  • external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)X00-X19X75-X77X96-X98Y92
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
  • Burn (electricity) (flame) (hot gas, liquid or hot object) (radiation) (steam) (thermal) T30.0
Alongside this code 7 same parent — T22.2
T22.21 Burn of second degree of forearm category T22.22 Burn of second degree of elbow category T22.23 Burn of second degree of upper arm category T22.24 Burn of second degree of axilla category T22.25 Burn of second degree of shoulder category T22.26 Burn of second degree of scapular region category T22.29 Burn of 2nd deg mul sites of shldr/up lmb, except wrs/hnd category
Additional references
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Risk adjustment

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This code

Billable
no
Code set
FY2026
Parent
T22.2
Block
T07-T88
Siblings
7

Present FY2024–FY2027.