T20-T32
Burns and corrosions
Burns and corrosions (T20-T32) is a block within ICD-10-CM Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes. It holds 0 categories.
Includes
- burns (thermal) from electrical heating appliances
- burns (thermal) from electricity
- burns (thermal) from flame
- burns (thermal) from friction
- burns (thermal) from hot air and hot gases
- burns (thermal) from hot objects
- burns (thermal) from lightning
- burns (thermal) from radiation
- chemical burn [corrosion] (external) (internal)
- scalds
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.
- erythema [dermatitis] ab igne (L59.0)
- radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)
- sunburn (L55.-)
Categories in T20-T32
Source
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.