T21.89: Burn of second degree (2b) of trunk Other parts
You have a burn on your torso.
The trunk includes the chest, back, abdomen, and pelvis. A burn involves tissue being damaged by severe heat. This may happen due to fire, electricity, hot liquids or gases, for example.
The affected areas can be swollen. Blisters may also form on the skin. Parts of the skin may also be more badly damaged and dead. Those places may be painful.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Source
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