BURNS (940-949)

Burn confined to eye and adnexa
Burn of face, head, and neck
Burn of trunk
Burn of upper limb, except wrist and hand
Burns of multiple specified sites
Burn of internal organs
Burns classified according to extent of body surface involved
Burn, unspecified
Includes: burns from:
electrical heating appliance
electricity
flame
hot object
lightning
radiation
chemical burns (external) (internal)
scalds
Excludes: friction burns (910-919 with .0, .1)
sunburn (692.71, 692.76-692.77)

940 Burn confined to eye and adnexa


940.0 Chemical burn of eyelids and periocular area

940.1 Other burns of eyelids and periocular area

940.2 Alkaline chemical burn of cornea and conjunctival sac

940.3 Acid chemical burn of cornea and conjunctival sac

940.4 Other burn of cornea and conjunctival sac

940.5 Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of eyeball

940.9 Unspecified burn of eye and adnexa


941 Burn of face, head, and neck


Excludes: mouth (947.0)
The following fifth-digit subclassification is for use with category 941:
0 face and head, unspecified site
1 ear [any part] 2 eye (with other parts of face, head, and neck)
3 lip(s)
4 chin
5 nose (septum)
6 scalp [any part] Temple (region)
7 forehead and cheek
8 neck
9 multiple sites [except with eye] of face, head, and neck

941.0 Unspecified degree

941.1 Erythema [first degree]

941.2 Blisters, epidermal loss [second degree]

941.3 Full-thickness skin loss [third degree NOS]

941.4 Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part

941.5 Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] with loss of a body part


942 Burn of trunk


Excludes: scapular region (943.0-943.5 with fifth-digit 6)
The following fifth-digit subclassification is for use with category 942:
0 trunk, unspecified site
1 breast
2 chest wall, excluding breast and nipple
3 abdominal wall
Flank
Groin
4 back [any part] Buttock
Interscapular region
5 genitalia
Labium (majus) (minus)
Penis
Perineum
Scrotum
Testis
Vulva
9 other and multiple sites of trunk

942.0 Unspecified degree

942.1 Erythema [first degree]

942.2 Blisters, epidermal loss [second degree]

942.3 Full-thickness skin loss [third degree NOS]

942.4 Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part

942.5 Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] with loss of a body part


943 Burn of upper limb, except wrist and hand


The following fifth-digit subclassification is for use with category 943:
0 upper limb, unspecified site
1 forearm
2 elbow
3 upper arm
4 axilla
5 shoulder
6 scapular region
9 multiple sites of upper limb, except wrist and hand

943.0 Unspecified degree

943.1 Erythema [first degree]

943.2 Blisters, epidermal loss [second degree]

943.3 Full-thickness skin loss [third degree NOS]

943.4 Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part

943.5 Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] with loss of a body part


944 Burn of wrist(s) and hand(s)


The following fifth-digit subclassification is for use with category 944:
0 hand, unspecified site
1 single digit [finger (nail)] other than thumb
2 thumb (nail)
3 two or more digits, not including thumb
4 two or more digits including thumb
5 palm
6 back of hand
7 wrist
8 multiple sites of wrist(s) and hand(s)

944.0 Unspecified degree

944.1 Erythema [first degree]

944.2 Blisters, epidermal loss [second degree]

944.3 Full-thickness skin loss [third degree NOS]

944.4 Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part

944.5 Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] with loss of a body part


945 Burn of lower limb(s)


The following fifth-digit subclassification is for use with category 945:
0 lower limb [leg], unspecified site
1 toe(s) (nail)
2 foot
3 ankle
4 lower leg
5 knee
6 thigh [any part] 9 multiple sites of lower limb(s)

945.0 Unspecified degree

945.1 Erythema [first degree]

945.2 Blisters, epidermal loss [second degree]

945.3 Full-thickness skin loss [third degree NOS]

945.4 Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part

945.5 Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] with loss of a body part


946 Burns of multiple specified sites


Includes: burns of sites classifiable to more than one three-digit category in 940-945
Excludes: multiple burns NOS (949.0-949.5)

946.0 Unspecified degree

946.1 Erythema [first degree]

946.2 Blisters, epidermal loss [second degree]

946.3 Full-thickness skin loss [third degree NOS]

946.4 Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part

946.5 Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] with loss of a body part


947 Burn of internal organs


Includes: burns from chemical agents (ingested)

947.0 Mouth and pharynx

Gum
Tongue

947.1 Larynx, trachea, and lung

947.2 Esophagus

947.3 Gastrointestinal tract

Colon
Rectum
Small intestine
Stomach

947.4 Vagina and uterus

947.8 Other specified sites

947.9 Unspecified site


948 Burns classified according to extent of body surface involved


Excludes: sunburn (692.71, 692.76-692.77)
Note: This category is to be used when the site of the burn is unspecified, or with categories 940-947 when the site is specified.
The following fifth-digit subclassification is for use with category 948 to indicate the percent of body surface with third degree burn; valid digits are in [brackets] under each code:
0 less than 10 percent or unspecified
1 10-19% 2 20-29% 3 30-39% 4 40-49% 5 50-59% 6 60-69% 7 70-79% 8 80-89% 9 90% or more of body surface

948.0 Burn [any degree] involving less than 10 percent of body surface

[0] 948.1 10-19 percent of body surface
[0-1] 948.2 20-29 percent of body surface
[0-2] 948.3 30-39 percent of body surface
[0-3] 948.4 40-49 percent of body surface
[0-4] 948.5 50-59 percent of body surface
[0-5] 948.6 60-69 percent of body surface
[0-6] 948.7 70-79 percent of body surface
[0-7] 948.8 80-89 percent of body surface
[0-8] 948.9 90 percent or more of body surface
[0-9]

949 Burn, unspecified


Includes: burn NOS
multiple burns NOS
Excludes: burn of unspecified site but with statement of the extent of body surface involved (948.0-948.9)

949.0 Unspecified degree

949.1 Erythema [first degree]

949.2 Blisters, epidermal loss [second degree]

949.3 Full-thickness skin loss [third degree NOS]

949.4 Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part

949.5 Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] with loss of a body part