T22.0
Header — not billableBurn of unspecified degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
The ICD-10 code for burn of unspecified degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand is T22.0.
T22.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 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.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •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 T22.0
- T22.00Burn of unspecified degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand, unspecified site
- T22.01Burn of unspecified degree of forearmnon-billable header
- T22.02Burn of unspecified degree of elbownon-billable header
- T22.03Burn of unspecified degree of upper armnon-billable header
- T22.04Burn of unspecified degree of axillanon-billable header
- T22.05Burn of unspecified degree of shouldernon-billable header
- T22.06Burn of unspecified degree of scapular regionnon-billable header
- T22.09Burn of unspecified degree of multiple sites of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and handnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- T22.1Burn of first degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and handnon-billable header
- T22.2Burn of second degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and handnon-billable header
- T22.3Burn of third degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and handnon-billable header
- T22.4Corrosion of unspecified degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and handnon-billable header
- T22.5Corrosion of first degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and handnon-billable header
- T22.6Corrosion of second degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and handnon-billable header
- T22.7Corrosion of third degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and handnon-billable header
- T22.0Burn of unspecified degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and handnon-billable header