S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Chapter coding notes
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
(T07-T88) Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (T07-T88) (T20-T32) Burns and corrosions (T20-T32) 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: erythema [dermatitis] ab igne (L59.0) radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59) sunburn (L55.-)
Blocks in this chapter
S00-S09
Injuries to the head
S10-S19
Injuries to the neck
S20-S29
Injuries to the thorax
S30-S39
Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals
S40-S49
Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm
S50-S59
Injuries to the elbow and forearm
S60-S69
Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers
S70-S79
Injuries to the hip and thigh
S80-S89
Injuries to the knee and lower leg
S90-S99
Injuries to the ankle and foot
T07
Injuries involving multiple body regions
T14
Injury of unspecified body region
T15-T19
Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice
T20-T25
Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site
T26-T28
Burns and corrosions confined to eye and internal organs
T30-T32
Burns and corrosions of multiple and unspecified body regions
T33-T34
Frostbite
T36-T50
Poisoning by, adverse effects of and underdosing of drugs, medicaments and biological substances
T51-T65
Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source
T66-T78
Other and unspecified effects of external causes
T79
Certain early complications of trauma
T80-T88
Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
Official Guidelines for Chapter 19
FY 2026 ›Subsections
- I.C.19.aApplication of 7th Characters in Chapter 19
- I.C.19.bCoding of Injuries
- I.C.19.cCoding of Traumatic Fractures
- I.C.19.dCoding of Burns and Corrosions
- I.C.19.eAdverse Effects, Poisoning, Underdosing and Toxic Effects
- I.C.19.fAdult and child abuse, neglect and other maltreatment
- I.C.19.gComplications of care
Sections that reference codes in Chapter 19
- I.A.4Placeholder characterT36-T50General rules
- I.C.1.d.2)Septic shockT81.12Chapter 1 guidance
- I.C.1.d.5)(b)Sepsis due to a postprocedural infectionT81.41Chapter 1 guidance
- I.C.1.d.5)(c)Postprocedural infection and postprocedural septic shockT81.12Chapter 1 guidance
- I.C.2.c.2)Anemia associated with chemotherapy, immunotherapy and radiation therapyT45.1X5Chapter 2 guidance
- I.C.2.rMalignant neoplasm associated with transplanted organT86Chapter 2 guidance
- I.C.4.a.5)(a)Underdose of insulin due to insulin pump failureT85.6Chapter 4 guidance
- I.C.4.a.5)(b)Overdose of insulin due to insulin pump failureT85.6Chapter 4 guidance
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