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ICD-10-CM Codes
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S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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T66-T78
Other and unspecified effects of external causes
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T67-
Effects of heat and light
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T67
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T67
Effects of heat and light
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- T67 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM T67 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T67 - other international versions of ICD-10 T67 may differ.
Type 1 ExcludesType 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as T67. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
Type 2 ExcludesType 2 Excludes Help
A type 2 excludes note represents "not included here". A type 2 excludes note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition it is excluded from but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When a type 2 excludes note appears under a code it is acceptable to use both the code (T67) and the excluded code together.
- burns (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T20
Burn and corrosion of head, face, and neck
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 2 Excludes- burn and corrosion of ear drum (T28.41, T28.91)
- burn and corrosion of eye and adnexa (T26.-)
- burn and corrosion of mouth and pharynx (T28.0)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T31
Burns classified according to extent of body surface involved
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Note- This category is to be used as the primary code only when the site of the burn is unspecified. It should be used as a supplementary code with categories T20-T25 when the site is specified.
- sunburn (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L55
- L55 Sunburn
- L55.0 Sunburn of first degree
- L55.1 Sunburn of second degree
- L55.2 Sunburn of third degree
- L55.9 Sunburn, unspecified
- sweat disorder due to heat (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L74
Eccrine sweat disorders
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 2 Excludes- generalized hyperhidrosis (R61)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L75
Apocrine sweat disorders
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- dyshidrosis (L30.1)
- hidradenitis suppurativa (L73.2)
The following code(s) above
T67 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
T67:
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to T67:
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To T67
T65.94 Toxic effect of unspecified substance, undetermined
T66 Radiation sickness, unspecified
T66.XXXA Radiation sickness, unspecified, initial encounter
T66.XXXD Radiation sickness, unspecified, subsequent encounter
T66.XXXS Radiation sickness, unspecified, sequela
T67
Effects of heat and light
T67.0 Heatstroke and sunstroke
T67.01 Heatstroke and sunstroke
T67.09 Other heatstroke and sunstroke
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
