T203-char group
Burn and corrosion of head and neck
⇄ Primary-code rule changed vs QĐ4469
Coding rules (TT06)
- ●Avoid — more specific 4-5 char codes exist (see below)
Coding guidance (WHO 2019)
Incl.: ear [any part] eye with other parts of face, head and neck lip nose (septum) scalp [any part] temple (region) Excl.: burn and corrosion (of): confined to eye and adnexa (T26.-) mouth and pharynx (T28.-)
Codes within T20
T20.0Burn of unspecified degree of head and neckT20.1Burn of first degree of head and neckT20.2Burn of second degree [partial thickness] of head and neckT20.3Burn of third degree [full thickness] of head and neckT20.4Corrosion of unspecified degree of head and neckT20.5Corrosion of first degree of head and neckT20.6Corrosion of second degree of head and neckT20.7Corrosion of third degree of head and neck