T31.53

Burns involving 50-59% of body surface with 30-39% third degree burns

Billable / specificHCC V28 385

T31.53 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, 50-59 percent, with 30-39 percent third degree burns

Parent code

  • T31.5Burns involving 50-59% of body surfaceHeader

Related codes

  • T31.50Burns involving 50-59% of body surface with 0% to 9% third degree burnsBillable
  • T31.51Burns involving 50-59% of body surface with 10-19% third degree burnsBillable
  • T31.52Burns involving 50-59% of body surface with 20-29% third degree burnsBillable
  • T31.54Burns involving 50-59% of body surface with 40-49% third degree burnsBillable
  • T31.55Burns involving 50-59% of body surface with 50-59% third degree burnsBillable

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