T24
ICD-10Non-billable categoryBurn and corrosion of lower limb, except ankle and foot
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Burn and corrosion of lower limb, except ankle and foot
T24 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 ankle and foot (T25.-)
- burn and corrosion of hip region (T21.-)
7th character
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T24
Permitted 7th characters
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
More specific codes under T24
- T24.0Burn of unsp degree of lower limb, except ankle and footcategory
- T24.1Burn of first degree of lower limb, except ankle and footcategory
- T24.2Burn of second degree of lower limb, except ankle and footcategory
- T24.3Burn of third degree of lower limb, except ankle and footcategory
- T24.4Corrosion of unsp degree of lower limb, except ank/ftcategory
- T24.5Corrosion of first degree of lower limb, except ank/ftcategory
- T24.6Corrosion of second degree of lower limb, except ank/ftcategory
- T24.7Corrosion of third degree of lower limb, except ank/ftcategory
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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.