Burn of shoulder or arm, except wrist or hand

Definition

Injury to the tissues of the shoulder and arm (except wrist and hand) caused by contact with, for example, heat, steam, chemicals, or electricity.

Exclusions

• Burn of wrist or hand (ND95)
• burn and corrosion of interscapular region (ND92)

6 subordinate codes

• ND94.0Burn of shoulder or arm, except wrist or hand, epidermal burn
• ND94.1Burn of shoulder or arm, except wrist or hand, superficial partial thickness burn
• ND94.2Burn of shoulder or arm, except wrist or hand, deep partial thickness burn
• ND94.3Burn of shoulder or arm, except wrist or hand, full thickness burn
• ND94.4Burn of shoulder or arm, except wrist or hand, deep full thickness or complex burn
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

Nearby in Burns of external body surface, specified by site

• ND90Burn of head or neck except face
• ND91Burn of face except eye or ocular adnexa
• ND92Burn of trunk except perineum or genitalia
• ND93Burn of perineum or genitalia
• ND95Burn of wrist or hand
• ND96Burn of hip or leg, except ankle or foot
• ND97Burn of ankle or foot
• ND99Acute skin injury due to skin contact with corrosive substance