ICD-9-CM

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)

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 [0-6,9]
943.1: Erythema [first degree] [0-6,9]
943.2: Blisters, epidermal loss [second degree] [0-6,9]
943.3: Full-thickness skin loss [third degree NOS] [0-6,9]
943.4: Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part [0-6,9]
943.5: Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] with loss of a body part [0-6,9]

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

[0-6,9]