ICD-9 Code 948.00

Burn [any degree] involving less than 10 percent of body surface with third degree burn, less than 10 percent or unspecified

  1. ICD-9 Index
  2. Chapter: 800–999
  3. Section: 940-949
  4. Block: 948 Burns classified according to extent of body surface involved
  5. 948.00 - Bdy brn < 10%/3d deg NOS

Not Valid for Submission

948.00 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of burn [any degree] involving less than 10 percent of body surface with third degree burn, less than 10 percent or unspecified. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

ICD-9: 948.00
Short Description:Bdy brn < 10%/3d deg NOS
Long Description:Burn [any degree] involving less than 10 percent of body surface with third degree burn, less than 10 percent or unspecified

Convert 948.00 to ICD-10

The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

  • T31.0 - Burns involving less than 10% of body surface
  • T32.0 - Corrosions involving less than 10% of body surface

Code Classification

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Burns (940-949)
      • 948 Burns classified according to extent of body surface involved

Information for Medical Professionals

Synonyms

  • Burn any degree involving less than 10 percent of body surface
  • Burn involving 1% of body surface
  • Burn involving 2% of body surface
  • Burn involving 3% of body surface
  • Burn involving 4% of body surface
  • Burn involving 5% of body surface
  • Burn involving 6% of body surface
  • Burn involving 7% of body surface
  • Burn involving 8% of body surface
  • Burn involving 9% of body surface
  • Burns classified according to percentage of body surface involved
  • Corrosions involving less than 10% of body surface

ICD-9 Footnotes

General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.

  • Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
  • No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
  • Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.

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Next Code: 948.10