T31.31: Burns involving 30-39% of body surface 10-19% burns of third degree
At least 30 percent of the surface of your body is affected by burns.
At least 10 percent of the surface of your body is affected by very deep burns. When burns are deep the skin may be completely dead. The tissue below the skin may also be damaged. If nerves in a specific location are badly damaged, it will no longer be possible to feel pain there.
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
Source
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