T26.52XA Corrosion of left eyelid and periocular area, init encntr
Instructional Notes:
T26.52XA Description: Corrosion of left eyelid and periocular area, init encntr ↓
T26.52 Description: Corrosion of left eyelid and periocular area ↓
T26.5 Description: Corrosion of eyelid and periocular area Code First:
(T51-T65) to identify chemical and intent
Use Additional Code:
external cause code to identify place (Y92)
↓
T26 Description: Burn and corrosion confined to eye and adnexa ↓
T26-T28 Description: Burns and corrosions confined to eye and internal organs (T26-T28) ↓
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.-)