T20.1
Header — not billableBurn of first degree of head, face, and neck
The ICD-10 code for burn of first degree of head, face, and neck is T20.1.
T20.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •If the associated manifestation or related condition noted above is also documented, an additional code should be reported alongside this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under T20.1
- T20.10Burn of first degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site
- T20.11Burn of first degree of ear [any part, except ear drum]non-billable header
- T20.12Burn of first degree of lip(s)
- T20.13Burn of first degree of chin
- T20.14Burn of first degree of nose (septum)
- T20.15Burn of first degree of scalp [any part]
- T20.16Burn of first degree of forehead and cheek
- T20.17Burn of first degree of neck
- T20.19Burn of first degree of multiple sites of head, face, and neck
Related codes in this category
- T20.0Burn of unspecified degree of head, face, and necknon-billable header
- T20.2Burn of second degree of head, face, and necknon-billable header
- T20.3Burn of third degree of head, face, and necknon-billable header
- T20.4Corrosion of unspecified degree of head, face, and necknon-billable header
- T20.5Corrosion of first degree of head, face, and necknon-billable header
- T20.6Corrosion of second degree of head, face, and necknon-billable header
- T20.7Corrosion of third degree of head, face, and necknon-billable header
- T20.1Burn of first degree of head, face, and necknon-billable header