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)
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)

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