T20.60XD Corros second deg of head, face, and neck, unsp site, subs

Instructional Notes:

T20.60XD
Description: Corros second deg of head, face, and neck, unsp site, subs
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T20.60
Description: Corrosion of second degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site
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T20.6
Description: Corrosion of second degree of head, face, and neck
Code First:
- (T51-T65) to identify chemical and intent
Use Additional Code:
- external cause code to identify place (Y92)
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T20
Description: Burn and corrosion of head, face, and neck
Exclude2:
- 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)
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T20-T25
Description: Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site (T20-T25)
Use Additional Code:
- code from category T31 or T32 to identify extent of body surface involved
Include:
- burns and corrosions of first degree [erythema]
- burns and corrosions of second degree [blisters][epidermal loss]
- burns and corrosions of third degree [deep necrosis of underlying tissue] [full- thickness skin loss]
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S00-T88
Description: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Exclude2:
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Notes:
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
Use Additional Code:
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)