T21 is the ICD-10 code for Burn and corrosion of trunk. It is a three-character category divided into 8 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. 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
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What T21 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- abdominal wall
- anus
- back [any part]
- breast
- buttock
- chest wall
- flank
- groin
- interscapular region
- labium (majus)(minus)
- penis
- perineum
- scrotum
- testis
- vulva
What T21 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
Subcodes of T21
- T21.0Burn of unspecified degree of trunk
- T21.1Burn of first degree of trunk
- T21.2Burn of second degree of trunk
- T21.3Burn of third degree of trunk
- T21.4Corrosion of unspecified degree of trunk
- T21.5Corrosion of first degree of trunk
- T21.6Corrosion of second degree of trunk
- T21.7Corrosion of third degree of trunk
T21 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DT21Forbrænding og ætsning på truncus
T21Vartalon palovammat ja syöpymät
T21Verbrennung oder Verätzung des Rumpfes
- T21.8Verbrennung Grad 2b des Rumpfes
- T21.9Verätzung Grad 2b des Rumpfes
T21Brulure et corrosion du tronc
T21brandwond en etsing van romp
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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