ICD-10 diagnosis code
T22 Burn and corrosion of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
T22 is the ICD-10 code for Burn and corrosion of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand. 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 T22 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- arm [any part, except wrist and hand alone]
- axilla
- scapular region
What T22 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
Subcodes of T22
- T22.0Burn of unspecified degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
- T22.1Burn of first degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
- T22.2Burn of second degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
- T22.3Burn of third degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
- T22.4Corrosion of unspecified degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
- T22.5Corrosion of first degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
- T22.6Corrosion of second degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
- T22.7Corrosion of third degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
T22 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DT22Forbrænding og ætsning på skulder og arm
T22Hartianseudun, olkavarren ja kyynärvarren alueen palovammat ja syöpymät
T22Verbrennung oder Verätzung der Schulter und des Armes, ausgenommen Handgelenk und Hand
- T22.8Verbrennung Grad 2b der Schulter und des Armes, ausgenommen Handgelenk und Hand
- T22.9Verätzung Grad 2b der Schulter und des Armes, ausgenommen Handgelenk und Hand
T22Brulure et corrosion de l'épaule et du membre supérieur, sauf poignet et main
T22brandwond en etsing van schouder en bovenste extremiteit, behalve pols
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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