T31.5
Header — not billableBurns involving 50-59% of body surface
The ICD-10 code for burns involving 50-59% of body surface is T31.5.
T31.5 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 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.
Child codes under T31.5
- T31.50Burns involving 50-59% of body surface with 0% to 9% third degree burns
- T31.51Burns involving 50-59% of body surface with 10-19% third degree burns
- T31.52Burns involving 50-59% of body surface with 20-29% third degree burns
- T31.53Burns involving 50-59% of body surface with 30-39% third degree burns
- T31.54Burns involving 50-59% of body surface with 40-49% third degree burns
- T31.55Burns involving 50-59% of body surface with 50-59% third degree burns
Related codes in this category
- T31.0Burns involving less than 10% of body surface
- T31.1Burns involving 10-19% of body surfacenon-billable header
- T31.2Burns involving 20-29% of body surfacenon-billable header
- T31.3Burns involving 30-39% of body surfacenon-billable header
- T31.4Burns involving 40-49% of body surfacenon-billable header
- T31.6Burns involving 60-69% of body surfacenon-billable header
- T31.7Burns involving 70-79% of body surfacenon-billable header
- T31.8Burns involving 80-89% of body surfacenon-billable header
- T31.9Burns involving 90% or more of body surfacenon-billable header
- T31.5Burns involving 50-59% of body surfacenon-billable header