T31.0

Burns involving less than 10% of body surface

Billable / specific

T31.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from T31)

  • Note: Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
  • Note: The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
  • Note: This category is to be used as the primary code only when the site of the burn is unspecified. It should be used as a supplementary code with categories T20-T25 when the site is specified.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from T31)

Also known as

  • Burn, extent, less than 10 percent
  • Burn, unspecified site with extent of body surface involved specified, less than 10 percent

Parent code

  • T31Burns classified according to extent of body surface involvedHeader

Related codes

  • T31.1Burns involving 10-19% of body surfaceHeader
  • T31.2Burns involving 20-29% of body surfaceHeader
  • T31.3Burns involving 30-39% of body surfaceHeader
  • T31.4Burns involving 40-49% of body surfaceHeader
  • T31.5Burns involving 50-59% of body surfaceHeader
  • T31.6Burns involving 60-69% of body surfaceHeader
  • T31.7Burns involving 70-79% of body surfaceHeader
  • T31.8Burns involving 80-89% of body surfaceHeader
  • T31.9Burns involving 90% or more of body surfaceHeader

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