Burns involving 40-49% of body surface
Non-billable header
T31.4 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
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.
Parent code
- T31Burns classified according to extent of body surface involvedHeader
More specific codes T31.4
- T31.40Burns involving 40-49% of body surface with 0% to 9% third degree burnsBillable
- T31.41Burns involving 40-49% of body surface with 10-19% third degree burnsBillable
- T31.42Burns involving 40-49% of body surface with 20-29% third degree burnsBillable
- T31.43Burns involving 40-49% of body surface with 30-39% third degree burnsBillable
- T31.44Burns involving 40-49% of body surface with 40-49% third degree burnsBillable
Related codes
- T31.0Burns involving less than 10% of body surfaceBillable
- T31.1Burns involving 10-19% of body surfaceHeader
- T31.2Burns involving 20-29% of body surfaceHeader
- T31.3Burns involving 30-39% of body surfaceHeader
- T31.5Burns 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