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ICD-10 diagnosis code

T20.0 Burn of unspecified degree of head and neck

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T20.0 is the ICD-10 code for Burn of unspecified degree of head and neck. It is a four-character subcategory of T20 (Burn and corrosion of head and neck), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block T20–T25 (Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

T20.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

T20.0Brännskada av ospecificerad grad på huvudet och halsen

NorwayICD-10-NO

T20.0Brannskade av uspesifisert grad på hode eller hals

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT200Forbrænding UNS på hovedet og halsen

  • DT200AForbrænding UNS på hovedet
  • DT200BForbrænding UNS på halsen
FinlandICD-10-FI

T20.0Pään tai kaulan syvyysasteeltaan määrittämätön palovamma

GermanyICD-10-GM

T20.0Verbrennung nicht näher bezeichneten Grades des Kopfes und des Halses

FranceICD-10-FR

T20.0Brulure de la tête et du cou, degré non précisé

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T20.0brandwond van niet-gespecificeerde graad van hoofd en hals

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T20.00XABurn of unspecified degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site, initial encounter
  • T20.00XDBurn of unspecified degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site, subsequent encounter
  • T20.00XSBurn of unspecified degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site, sequela
  • T20.011ABurn of unspecified degree of right ear [any part, except ear drum], initial encounter
  • T20.011DBurn of unspecified degree of right ear [any part, except ear drum], subsequent encounter
  • T20.011SBurn of unspecified degree of right ear [any part, except ear drum], sequela
  • T20.012ABurn of unspecified degree of left ear [any part, except ear drum], initial encounter
  • T20.012DBurn of unspecified degree of left ear [any part, except ear drum], subsequent encounter
  • and 25 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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