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Compare/L55 vs T07

L55 vs T07

L55 (Sunburn) compared with T07 (Unspecified multiple injuries), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. T07 carries an Excludes1 note covering L55: “sunburn (L55.-)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

L55SunburnT07Unspecified multiple injuries
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: L55.0, L55.1, L55.2, L55.9

Non-billable header

Report instead: T07.XXXA, T07.XXXD, T07.XXXS

ClassificationL00-L99 — Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (L00-L99)S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)
DefinitionSunburn is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (L55).Unspecified multiple injuries is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T07).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to code T07

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources