T23.1 — Burn of first degree of wrist and hand
Not billable
Is T23.1 billable?
No — T23.1 is a non-billable header code. T23.1 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 60 billable codes beneath T23.1.
Billable codes under this header
- T23.101ABurn of first degree of right hand, unspecified site, initial encounter
- T23.101DBurn of first degree of right hand, unspecified site, subsequent encounter
- T23.101SBurn of first degree of right hand, unspecified site, sequela
- T23.102ABurn of first degree of left hand, unspecified site, initial encounter
- T23.102DBurn of first degree of left hand, unspecified site, subsequent encounter
- T23.102SBurn of first degree of left hand, unspecified site, sequela
- T23.109ABurn of first degree of unspecified hand, unspecified site, initial encounter
- T23.109DBurn of first degree of unspecified hand, unspecified site, subsequent encounter
- T23.109SBurn of first degree of unspecified hand, unspecified site, sequela
- T23.111ABurn of first degree of right thumb (nail), initial encounter
- T23.111DBurn of first degree of right thumb (nail), subsequent encounter
- T23.111SBurn of first degree of right thumb (nail), sequela
- T23.112ABurn of first degree of left thumb (nail), initial encounter
- T23.112DBurn of first degree of left thumb (nail), subsequent encounter
- T23.112SBurn of first degree of left thumb (nail), sequela
- T23.119ABurn of first degree of unspecified thumb (nail), initial encounter
- T23.119DBurn of first degree of unspecified thumb (nail), subsequent encounter
- T23.119SBurn of first degree of unspecified thumb (nail), sequela
- T23.121ABurn of first degree of single right finger (nail) except thumb, initial encounter
- T23.121DBurn of first degree of single right finger (nail) except thumb, subsequent encounter
- T23.121SBurn of first degree of single right finger (nail) except thumb, sequela
- T23.122ABurn of first degree of single left finger (nail) except thumb, initial encounter
- T23.122DBurn of first degree of single left finger (nail) except thumb, subsequent encounter
- T23.122SBurn of first degree of single left finger (nail) except thumb, sequela
- T23.129ABurn of first degree of unspecified single finger (nail) except thumb, initial encounter
- T23.129DBurn of first degree of unspecified single finger (nail) except thumb, subsequent encounter
- T23.129SBurn of first degree of unspecified single finger (nail) except thumb, sequela
- T23.131ABurn of first degree of multiple right fingers (nail), not including thumb, initial encounter
- T23.131DBurn of first degree of multiple right fingers (nail), not including thumb, subsequent encounter
- T23.131SBurn of first degree of multiple right fingers (nail), not including thumb, sequela
- T23.132ABurn of first degree of multiple left fingers (nail), not including thumb, initial encounter
- T23.132DBurn of first degree of multiple left fingers (nail), not including thumb, subsequent encounter
- T23.132SBurn of first degree of multiple left fingers (nail), not including thumb, sequela
- T23.139ABurn of first degree of unspecified multiple fingers (nail), not including thumb, initial encounter
- T23.139DBurn of first degree of unspecified multiple fingers (nail), not including thumb, subsequent encounter
- T23.139SBurn of first degree of unspecified multiple fingers (nail), not including thumb, sequela
- T23.141ABurn of first degree of multiple right fingers (nail), including thumb, initial encounter
- T23.141DBurn of first degree of multiple right fingers (nail), including thumb, subsequent encounter
- T23.141SBurn of first degree of multiple right fingers (nail), including thumb, sequela
- T23.142ABurn of first degree of multiple left fingers (nail), including thumb, initial encounter
- T23.142DBurn of first degree of multiple left fingers (nail), including thumb, subsequent encounter
- T23.142SBurn of first degree of multiple left fingers (nail), including thumb, sequela
- T23.149ABurn of first degree of unspecified multiple fingers (nail), including thumb, initial encounter
- T23.149DBurn of first degree of unspecified multiple fingers (nail), including thumb, subsequent encounter
- T23.149SBurn of first degree of unspecified multiple fingers (nail), including thumb, sequela
- T23.151ABurn of first degree of right palm, initial encounter
- T23.151DBurn of first degree of right palm, subsequent encounter
- T23.151SBurn of first degree of right palm, sequela
- T23.152ABurn of first degree of left palm, initial encounter
- T23.152DBurn of first degree of left palm, subsequent encounter
- T23.152SBurn of first degree of left palm, sequela
- T23.159ABurn of first degree of unspecified palm, initial encounter
- T23.159DBurn of first degree of unspecified palm, subsequent encounter
- T23.159SBurn of first degree of unspecified palm, sequela
- T23.161ABurn of first degree of back of right hand, initial encounter
- T23.161DBurn of first degree of back of right hand, subsequent encounter
- T23.161SBurn of first degree of back of right hand, sequela
- T23.162ABurn of first degree of back of left hand, initial encounter
- T23.162DBurn of first degree of back of left hand, subsequent encounter
- T23.162SBurn of first degree of back of left hand, sequela
T23.1 at a glance
| Code | T23.1 |
|---|---|
| Description | Burn of first degree of wrist and hand |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside T23.1 to fully describe the condition. T23.1 is sequenced first.
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside T23.1 to fully describe the condition. T23.1 is sequenced first.
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Use additional code — inherited from T20-T25
Report an additional code alongside T23.1 to fully describe the condition. T23.1 is sequenced first.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19
The conditions below are not part of T23.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T23.1 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under T23.1? (9)
- T23.10Burn of first degree of hand, unspecified sitenot billable
- T23.11Burn of first degree of thumb (nail)not billable
- T23.12Burn of first degree of single finger (nail) except thumbnot billable
- T23.13Burn of first degree of multiple fingers (nail), not including thumbnot billable
- T23.14Burn of first degree of multiple fingers (nail), including thumbnot billable
- T23.15Burn of first degree of palmnot billable
- T23.16Burn of first degree of back of handnot billable
- T23.17Burn of first degree of wristnot billable
- T23.19Burn of first degree of multiple sites of wrist and handnot billable
How long has T23.1 existed?
T23.1 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the T23 family? (7)
- T23.0Burn of unspecified degree of wrist and handnot billable
- T23.2Burn of second degree of wrist and handnot billable
- T23.3Burn of third degree of wrist and handnot billable
- T23.4Corrosion of unspecified degree of wrist and handnot billable
- T23.5Corrosion of first degree of wrist and handnot billable
- T23.6Corrosion of second degree of wrist and handnot billable
- T23.7Corrosion of third degree of wrist and handnot billable