T24

Non-billableSave

Burn and corrosion of lower limb, except ankle and foot

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Coding Guidance

T24 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information

From parent codes: S00-T88 (Chapter 19)

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom S00-T88

Excludes1 means 'NOT CODED HERE!' An Excludes1 note indicates mutually exclusive codes: two conditions that cannot be reported together.

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Use Additional CodeFrom S00-T88

The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail.

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

More Specific Codes (8)

Chapter Information

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Range: S00-T88

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Related ICD-10 Codes

More specific codes for T24

Burn of unspecified degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot

T24.0›

Burn of first degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot

T24.1›

Burn of second degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot

T24.2›

Burn of third degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot

T24.3›

Corrosion of unspecified degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot

T24.4›

Corrosion of first degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot

T24.5›

Corrosion of second degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot

T24.6›

Corrosion of third degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot

T24.7›

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