T23.579A Corrosion of first degree of unspecified wrist, init encntr
Instructional Notes:
T23.579A Description: Corrosion of first degree of unspecified wrist, init encntr ↓
T23.579 Description: Corrosion of first degree of unspecified wrist ↓
T23.57 Description: Corrosion of first degree of wrist ↓
T23.5 Description: Corrosion of first degree of wrist and hand Code First:
(T51-T65) to identify chemical and intent
Use Additional Code:
external cause code to identify place (Y92)
↓
T23 Description: Burn and corrosion of wrist and hand ↓
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]
↓
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.-)