17. INJURY AND POISONING (800-999)
Use additional code for retained foreign body, if applicable,(V90.01-V90.9)
Use E code(s) to identify the cause and intent of the injury or poisoning (E800-E999)
Note:
1. The principle of multiple coding of injuries should be followed wherever possible. Combination categories for multiple injuries are provided for use when there is insufficient detail as to the nature of the individual conditions, or for primary tabulation purposes when it is more convenient to record a single code; otherwise, the component injuries should be coded separately.
Where multiple sites of injury are specified in the titles, the word "with" indicates involvement of both sites, and the word "and" indicates involvement of either or both sites. The word "finger" includes thumb.
2. Categories for "late effect" of injuries are to be found at 905-909.
BURNS (940-949)
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
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
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
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
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)
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)
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)
947: Burn of internal organs
Includes:
burns from chemical agents (ingested)
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
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)

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