T22.15
Header — not billableBurn of first degree of shoulder
The ICD-10 code for burn of first degree of shoulder is T22.15.
T22.15 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.
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
- T22.10Burn of first degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand, unspecified site
- T22.11Burn of first degree of forearmnon-billable header
- T22.12Burn of first degree of elbownon-billable header
- T22.13Burn of first degree of upper armnon-billable header
- T22.14Burn of first degree of axillanon-billable header
- T22.16Burn of first degree of scapular regionnon-billable header
- T22.19Burn of first degree of multiple sites of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and handnon-billable header
- T22.15Burn of first degree of shouldernon-billable header