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ICD-10 diagnosis code

T20.3 Burn of third degree of head and neck

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T20.3 is the ICD-10 code for Burn of third 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

T20.3 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

T20.3Brännskada av tredje graden på huvudet och halsen

NorwayICD-10-NO

T20.3Brannskade av tredje grad på hode eller hals

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT2033° forbrænding på hovedet og halsen

  • DT203A3° forbrænding på hovedet
  • DT203B3° forbrænding på halsen
FinlandICD-10-FI

T20.3Pään tai kaulan kolmannen asteen palovamma

GermanyICD-10-GM

T20.3Verbrennung 3. Grades des Kopfes und des Halses

FranceICD-10-FR

T20.3Brulure du troisième degré de la tête et du cou

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T20.3brandwond van derde graad van hoofd en hals

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T20.30XABurn of third degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site, initial encounter
  • T20.30XDBurn of third degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site, subsequent encounter
  • T20.30XSBurn of third degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site, sequela
  • T20.311ABurn of third degree of right ear [any part, except ear drum], initial encounter
  • T20.311DBurn of third degree of right ear [any part, except ear drum], subsequent encounter
  • T20.311SBurn of third degree of right ear [any part, except ear drum], sequela
  • T20.312ABurn of third degree of left ear [any part, except ear drum], initial encounter
  • T20.312DBurn of third 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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