ICD-10-CM T24: Burn and corrosion of lower limb, except ankle and foot

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for T24

Burn and corrosion of lower limb, except ankle and foot

Coding Notes & Guidelines for T24

Excludes2: Not Included Here
  • burn and corrosion of ankle and foot (T25.-)
  • burn and corrosion of hip region (T21.-)
Code First

(T51-T65) to identify chemical and intent

Code First

(T51-T65) to identify chemical and intent

Code First

(T51-T65) to identify chemical and intent

Code First

(T51-T65) to identify chemical and intent

Use Additional Code

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

Use Additional Code

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

Use Additional Code

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

Use Additional Code

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

Use Additional Code

external cause code to identify place (Y92)

Use Additional Code

external cause code to identify place (Y92)

Use Additional Code

external cause code to identify place (Y92)

Use Additional Code

external cause code to identify place (Y92)

7th Character Guidance

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T24

7th Character Definitions
  • A: initial encounter
  • D: subsequent encounter
  • S: sequela

Child Codes (More Specific Codes for T24):

T24.0 - Burn of unspecified degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.00 - Burn of unspecified degree of unspecified site of lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.001 - Burn of unspecified degree of unspecified site of right lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.002 - Burn of unspecified degree of unspecified site of left lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.009 - Burn of unspecified degree of unspecified site of unspecified lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.01 - Burn of unspecified degree of thigh T24.011 - Burn of unspecified degree of right thigh T24.012 - Burn of unspecified degree of left thigh T24.019 - Burn of unspecified degree of unspecified thigh T24.02 - Burn of unspecified degree of knee T24.021 - Burn of unspecified degree of right knee T24.022 - Burn of unspecified degree of left knee T24.029 - Burn of unspecified degree of unspecified knee T24.03 - Burn of unspecified degree of lower leg T24.031 - Burn of unspecified degree of right lower leg T24.032 - Burn of unspecified degree of left lower leg T24.039 - Burn of unspecified degree of unspecified lower leg T24.09 - Burn of unspecified degree of multiple sites of lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.091 - Burn of unspecified degree of multiple sites of right lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.092 - Burn of unspecified degree of multiple sites of left lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.099 - Burn of unspecified degree of multiple sites of unspecified lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.1 - Burn of first degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.10 - Burn of first degree of unspecified site of lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.101 - Burn of first degree of unspecified site of right lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.102 - Burn of first degree of unspecified site of left lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.109 - Burn of first degree of unspecified site of unspecified lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.11 - Burn of first degree of thigh T24.111 - Burn of first degree of right thigh T24.112 - Burn of first degree of left thigh T24.119 - Burn of first degree of unspecified thigh T24.12 - Burn of first degree of knee T24.121 - Burn of first degree of right knee T24.122 - Burn of first degree of left knee T24.129 - Burn of first degree of unspecified knee T24.13 - Burn of first degree of lower leg T24.131 - Burn of first degree of right lower leg T24.132 - Burn of first degree of left lower leg T24.139 - Burn of first degree of unspecified lower leg T24.19 - Burn of first degree of multiple sites of lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.191 - Burn of first degree of multiple sites of right lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.192 - Burn of first degree of multiple sites of left lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.199 - Burn of first degree of multiple sites of unspecified lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.2 - Burn of second degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.20 - Burn of second degree of unspecified site of lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.201 - Burn of second degree of unspecified site of right lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.202 - Burn of second degree of unspecified site of left lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.209 - Burn of second degree of unspecified site of unspecified lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.21 - Burn of second degree of thigh T24.211 - Burn of second degree of right thigh T24.212 - Burn of second degree of left thigh T24.219 - Burn of second degree of unspecified thigh T24.22 - Burn of second degree of knee T24.221 - Burn of second degree of right knee T24.222 - Burn of second degree of left knee T24.229 - Burn of second degree of unspecified knee T24.23 - Burn of second degree of lower leg T24.231 - Burn of second degree of right lower leg T24.232 - Burn of second degree of left lower leg T24.239 - Burn of second degree of unspecified lower leg T24.29 - Burn of second degree of multiple sites of lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.291 - Burn of second degree of multiple sites of right lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.292 - Burn of second degree of multiple sites of left lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.299 - Burn of second degree of multiple sites of unspecified lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.3 - Burn of third degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.30 - Burn of third degree of unspecified site of lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.301 - Burn of third degree of unspecified site of right lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.302 - Burn of third degree of unspecified site of left lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.309 - Burn of third degree of unspecified site of unspecified lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.31 - Burn of third degree of thigh T24.311 - Burn of third degree of right thigh T24.312 - Burn of third degree of left thigh T24.319 - Burn of third degree of unspecified thigh T24.32 - Burn of third degree of knee T24.321 - Burn of third degree of right knee T24.322 - Burn of third degree of left knee T24.329 - Burn of third degree of unspecified knee T24.33 - Burn of third degree of lower leg T24.331 - Burn of third degree of right lower leg T24.332 - Burn of third degree of left lower leg T24.339 - Burn of third degree of unspecified lower leg T24.39 - Burn of third degree of multiple sites of lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.391 - Burn of third degree of multiple sites of right lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.392 - Burn of third degree of multiple sites of left lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.399 - Burn of third degree of multiple sites of unspecified lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.4 - Corrosion of unspecified degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.40 - Corrosion of unspecified degree of unspecified site of lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.401 - Corrosion of unspecified degree of unspecified site of right lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.402 - Corrosion of unspecified degree of unspecified site of left lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.409 - Corrosion of unspecified degree of unspecified site of unspecified lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.41 - Corrosion of unspecified degree of thigh T24.411 - Corrosion of unspecified degree of right thigh T24.412 - Corrosion of unspecified degree of left thigh T24.419 - Corrosion of unspecified degree of unspecified thigh T24.42 - Corrosion of unspecified degree of knee T24.421 - Corrosion of unspecified degree of right knee T24.422 - Corrosion of unspecified degree of left knee T24.429 - Corrosion of unspecified degree of unspecified knee T24.43 - Corrosion of unspecified degree of lower leg T24.431 - Corrosion of unspecified degree of right lower leg T24.432 - Corrosion of unspecified degree of left lower leg T24.439 - Corrosion of unspecified degree of unspecified lower leg T24.49 - Corrosion of unspecified degree of multiple sites of lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.491 - Corrosion of unspecified degree of multiple sites of right lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.492 - Corrosion of unspecified degree of multiple sites of left lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.499 - Corrosion of unspecified degree of multiple sites of unspecified lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.5 - Corrosion of first degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.50 - Corrosion of first degree of unspecified site of lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.501 - Corrosion of first degree of unspecified site of right lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.502 - Corrosion of first degree of unspecified site of left lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.509 - Corrosion of first degree of unspecified site of unspecified lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.51 - Corrosion of first degree of thigh T24.511 - Corrosion of first degree of right thigh T24.512 - Corrosion of first degree of left thigh T24.519 - Corrosion of first degree of unspecified thigh T24.52 - Corrosion of first degree of knee T24.521 - Corrosion of first degree of right knee T24.522 - Corrosion of first degree of left knee T24.529 - Corrosion of first degree of unspecified knee T24.53 - Corrosion of first degree of lower leg T24.531 - Corrosion of first degree of right lower leg T24.532 - Corrosion of first degree of left lower leg T24.539 - Corrosion of first degree of unspecified lower leg T24.59 - Corrosion of first degree of multiple sites of lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.591 - Corrosion of first degree of multiple sites of right lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.592 - Corrosion of first degree of multiple sites of left lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.599 - Corrosion of first degree of multiple sites of unspecified lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.6 - Corrosion of second degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.60 - Corrosion of second degree of unspecified site of lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.601 - Corrosion of second degree of unspecified site of right lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.602 - Corrosion of second degree of unspecified site of left lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.609 - Corrosion of second degree of unspecified site of unspecified lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.61 - Corrosion of second degree of thigh T24.611 - Corrosion of second degree of right thigh T24.612 - Corrosion of second degree of left thigh T24.619 - Corrosion of second degree of unspecified thigh T24.62 - Corrosion of second degree of knee T24.621 - Corrosion of second degree of right knee T24.622 - Corrosion of second degree of left knee T24.629 - Corrosion of second degree of unspecified knee T24.63 - Corrosion of second degree of lower leg T24.631 - Corrosion of second degree of right lower leg T24.632 - Corrosion of second degree of left lower leg T24.639 - Corrosion of second degree of unspecified lower leg T24.69 - Corrosion of second degree of multiple sites of lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.691 - Corrosion of second degree of multiple sites of right lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.692 - Corrosion of second degree of multiple sites of left lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.699 - Corrosion of second degree of multiple sites of unspecified lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.7 - Corrosion of third degree of lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.70 - Corrosion of third degree of unspecified site of lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.701 - Corrosion of third degree of unspecified site of right lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.702 - Corrosion of third degree of unspecified site of left lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.709 - Corrosion of third degree of unspecified site of unspecified lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.71 - Corrosion of third degree of thigh T24.711 - Corrosion of third degree of right thigh T24.712 - Corrosion of third degree of left thigh T24.719 - Corrosion of third degree of unspecified thigh T24.72 - Corrosion of third degree of knee T24.721 - Corrosion of third degree of right knee T24.722 - Corrosion of third degree of left knee T24.729 - Corrosion of third degree of unspecified knee T24.73 - Corrosion of third degree of lower leg T24.731 - Corrosion of third degree of right lower leg T24.732 - Corrosion of third degree of left lower leg T24.739 - Corrosion of third degree of unspecified lower leg T24.79 - Corrosion of third degree of multiple sites of lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.791 - Corrosion of third degree of multiple sites of right lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.792 - Corrosion of third degree of multiple sites of left lower limb, except ankle and foot T24.799 - Corrosion of third degree of multiple sites of unspecified lower limb, except ankle and foot

About ICD-10-CM Code T24 (Burn and corrosion of lower limb)

ICD-10-CM code T24 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM T24 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about T24 - Burn and corrosion of lower limb, except ankle and foot. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Burn and corrosion of lower limb related to except ankle and foot.