T24 Burn and corrosion of lower limb, except ankle and foot

⚠ Non-Billable ICD-10-CM 2026
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The ICD-10-CM code for Burn and corrosion of lower limb, except ankle and foot is T24 (FY2026). It is a non-billable category code — select a more specific code below for claims.

Classification

Section
T20-T25: Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site (T20-T25)
Category T24
169 codes (120 billable)
FY2026 Status
Stable since FY2024
Excludes2
Not included here. These conditions are coded elsewhere but may be coded together if applicable.
  • burn and corrosion of ankle and foot (T25.-)
  • burn and corrosion of hip region (T21.-)

Official Coding Guidelines

Sequence blood vessel/nerve injury first (fragment)

injury is to the blood vessels or nerves, that injury should be sequenced first.

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.19.b.2
Do not assign injury codes for iatrogenic injuries; code complication

3) Iatrogenic injuries Injury codes from Chapter 19 should not be assigned for injuries that occur during, or as a result of, a medical intervention. Assign the appropriate complication code(s).

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.19.b.3

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

References

Related Codes

More Specific Codes

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

Related Codes in 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
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Reviewed by Prajwal Shrestha, CPC, CRC
Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) · AAPC Member ID 01997614 · About · Editorial policy · Content last reviewed: 2025-10-01

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