T28.41 — Burn of ear drum

Not billable

Is T28.41 billable?

No — T28.41 is a non-billable header code. T28.41 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 9 billable codes beneath T28.41.

Billable codes under this header

T28.41 at a glance

Code	T28.41
Description	Burn of ear drum
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is T28.41 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to T28.41. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

Burn › internal organ › eardrum (electricity) (flame) (hot gas, liquid or hot object) (radiation) (steam) (thermal)

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19

Report an additional code alongside T28.41 to fully describe the condition. T28.41 is sequenced first.

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Use additional code — inherited from T28

Report an additional code alongside T28.41 to fully describe the condition. T28.41 is sequenced first.

external cause code to identify the source and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98)
external cause code to identify place (Y92)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19

The conditions below are not part of T28.41, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T28.41 and the excluded code may both be reported.

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

What codes fall under T28.41? (3)

How long has T28.41 existed?

T28.41 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.