T31.20: Burns involving 20-29% of body surface Less than 10% or unspecified percentage burns of third degree
At least 20 percent of the surface of your body is affected by burns.
A burn involves tissue being damaged by severe heat. This may happen due to fire, electricity, hot liquids or gases, for example. The more body surface is affected, the more severe is the burning.
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
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
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