T22.34
Header — not billableBurn of third degree of axilla
The ICD-10 code for burn of third degree of axilla is T22.34.
T22.34 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
- T22.30Burn of third degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand, unspecified site
- T22.31Burn of third degree of forearmnon-billable header
- T22.32Burn of third degree of elbownon-billable header
- T22.33Burn of third degree of upper armnon-billable header
- T22.35Burn of third degree of shouldernon-billable header
- T22.36Burn of third degree of scapular regionnon-billable header
- T22.39Burn of third degree of multiple sites of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and handnon-billable header
- T22.34Burn of third degree of axillanon-billable header