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ICD-10 diagnosis code

T23.0 Burn of unspecified degree of wrist and hand

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T23.0 is the ICD-10 code for Burn of unspecified degree of wrist and hand. It is a four-character subcategory of T23 (Burn and corrosion of wrist and hand), 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

T23.0 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

T23.0Brännskada av ospecificerad grad på handled och hand

NorwayICD-10-NO

T23.0Brannskade av uspesifisert grad på håndledd eller hånd

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT230Forbrænding UNS på håndled og hånd

  • DT230AForbrænding UNS på håndled
  • DT230BForbrænding UNS på hånd
FinlandICD-10-FI

T23.0Ranteen tai käden alueen syvyysasteeltaan määrittämätön palovamma

GermanyICD-10-GM

T23.0Verbrennung nicht näher bezeichneten Grades des Handgelenkes und der Hand

FranceICD-10-FR

T23.0Brulure du poignet et de la main, degré non précisé

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T23.0brandwond van niet-gespecificeerde graad van pols en hand

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T23.001ABurn of unspecified degree of right hand, unspecified site, initial encounter
  • T23.001DBurn of unspecified degree of right hand, unspecified site, subsequent encounter
  • T23.001SBurn of unspecified degree of right hand, unspecified site, sequela
  • T23.002ABurn of unspecified degree of left hand, unspecified site, initial encounter
  • T23.002DBurn of unspecified degree of left hand, unspecified site, subsequent encounter
  • T23.002SBurn of unspecified degree of left hand, unspecified site, sequela
  • T23.009ABurn of unspecified degree of unspecified hand, unspecified site, initial encounter
  • T23.009DBurn of unspecified degree of unspecified hand, unspecified site, subsequent encounter
  • and 73 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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