2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 948.55
Burn [any degree] involving 50-59 percent of body surface with third degree burn, 50-59%
- 2014
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- Short description: 50-59% bdy brn/50-59% 3d.
- ICD-9-CM 948.55 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 948.55 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
- You are viewing the 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 948.55.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 948.55: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
948.55 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T31.55 Burns involving 50-59% of body surface with 50-59% third degree burns
Or:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T32.55 Corrosions involving 50-59% of body surface with 50-59% third degree corrosion
Approximate Synonyms
- Burn injury
- Burn involving 50-59 percent of body surface, with 50-59 percent of body surface with full thickness burn
- Burn, 50-59% BSA, third degree 50-59% BSA
- Chemical burn injury
- Chemical burn involving 50-59% of body surface with third degree burn of 50-59% of body surface area
- Chemical burn, 50-59% BSA, third degree 50-59% BSA
