T20.11
Header — not billableBurn of first degree of ear [any part, except ear drum]
The ICD-10 code for burn of first degree of ear [any part, except ear drum] is T20.11.
T20.11 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- burn of ear drum (T28.41-)
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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- T20.10Burn of first degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site
- 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
- T20.11Burn of first degree of ear [any part, except ear drum]non-billable header