Burn of unspecified degree of forehead and cheek, sequela

This code indicates a long-term complication or late effect resulting from a burn of unknown severity that affected the forehead and/or cheek. The original burn injury has healed, but residual issues such as scarring, contractures, or chronic pain persist.

Use this code when documenting a patient presenting for treatment of a sequela (e.g., scar revision, management of chronic pain, functional impairment) directly attributable to a past burn injury of the forehead and/or cheek, where the original burn degree was not specified or is unknown. This code is appropriate for follow-up encounters after the initial burn has healed.

• Always assign an external cause code (V00-Y99) to describe the circumstances of the original burn injury, if known.
• Do not use this code for acute burn treatment; it is exclusively for late effects.
• Ensure documentation clearly links the current condition to the previous burn and specifies the affected anatomical sites (forehead and/or cheek).