T23.00
Non-billable

Burn of unspecified degree of hand, unspecified site

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

Coding Guidance

T23.00 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

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Parent Codes Referenced:

S00-T88(Chapter 19)T23(Burn and corrosion of wrist and hand)T23.0(Burn of unspecified degree of wrist and hand)

Excludes1

2 items

From S00-T88:

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

Use Additional Code

2 items

From S00-T88:

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

From T23.0:

•
external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)

7th Character Notes

4 items

From T23:

•
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T23
•
A: initial encounter
•
D: subsequent encounter
•
S: sequela

T23.00
Non-billable

Burn of unspecified degree of hand, unspecified site

Coding Guidance

Additional Information from Parent Codes

Parent Codes Referenced:

Excludes1

From S00-T88:

Use Additional Code

From S00-T88:

From T23.0:

7th Character Notes

From T23:

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T23.00Non-billable

Burn of unspecified degree of hand, unspecified site

Coding Guidance

Additional Information from Parent Codes

Parent Codes Referenced:

Excludes1

From S00-T88:

Use Additional Code

From S00-T88:

From T23.0:

7th Character Notes

From T23:

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T23.00
Non-billable

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