T22
ICD-10Non-billable categoryBurn and corrosion of shldr/up lmb, except wrist and hand
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Burn and corrosion of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
T22 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- burn and corrosion of interscapular region (T21.-)
- burn and corrosion of wrist and hand (T23.-)
7th character
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T22
Permitted 7th characters
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
More specific codes under T22
- T22.0Burn of unsp degree of shldr/up lmb, except wrist and handcategory
- T22.1Burn of first degree of shldr/up lmb, except wrist and handcategory
- T22.2Burn of second degree of shldr/up lmb, except wrist and handcategory
- T22.3Burn of third degree of shldr/up lmb, except wrist and handcategory
- T22.4Corrosion of unsp degree of shldr/up lmb, except wrs/hndcategory
- T22.5Corrosion of first degree of shldr/up lmb, except wrs/hndcategory
- T22.6Corrosion of second degree of shldr/up lmb, except wrs/hndcategory
- T22.7Corrosion of third degree of shldr/up lmb, except wrs/hndcategory
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.