ND90

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Burn of head or neck except face

Description

Injury to the tissues of the head and neck caused by contact with, for example, heat, steam, chemicals, or electricity.

Coding note from above levels

Code also the size of burn as the percentage of total body surface area burned to any depth, and the percentage with full-thickness or deep full thickness burns.

Excludes

  • NE00 – Burn of eye or ocular adnexa
  • NE02 – Burn of mouth or pharynx

Exclusions from above levels

  • EH75 – Photosensitivity due to drug
  • EJ40 – Sunburn
  • EM0Y – Adverse effects of phototherapy
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  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1272195263 – Adverse cutaneous effects of therapeutic ionizing irradiation
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1695649400 – Phototoxic reactions to skin contact with photoactive agents
  • KC50 – Neonatal phototherapy burn
  • FB80.7 – Malunion of fracture
  • FB80.8 – Nonunion of fracture
  • FB80.A – Stress fracture, not elsewhere classified
  • FB80.B – Pathological fracture
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/624443803 – Birth injury
  • JB0A – Certain specified obstetric trauma

Child codes

  • ND90.0 – Burn of head or neck except face, epidermal burn
  • ND90.1 – Burn of head or neck except face, superficial partial thickness burn
  • ND90.2 – Burn of head or neck except face, deep partial thickness burn
  • ND90.3 – Burn of head or neck except face, full thickness burn
  • ND90.4 – Burn of head or neck except face, deep full thickness or complex burn
  • ND90.Z – Burn of head or neck except face, depth of burn unspecified

Sibling codes

  • ND91 – Burn of face except eye or ocular adnexa
  • ND92 – Burn of trunk except perineum or genitalia
  • ND93 – Burn of perineum or genitalia
  • ND94 – Burn of shoulder or arm, except wrist or hand
  • ND95 – Burn of wrist or hand
  • ND96 – Burn of hip or leg, except ankle or foot
  • ND97 – Burn of ankle or foot
  • ND99 – Acute skin injury due to skin contact with corrosive substance
  • ND9Y – Burns of external body surface, other specified site
  • ND9Z – Burns of external body surface, unspecified site

Foundation entity

Burn of head or neck except face – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1831158013

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 22: Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes