T26.70XA Corrosion w resulting rupture and dest of unsp eyeball, init
Instructional Notes:
T26.70XA Description: Corrosion w resulting rupture and dest of unsp eyeball, init ↓
T26.70 Description: Corrosion with resulting rupture and destruction of unspecified eyeball ↓
T26.7 Description: Corrosion with resulting rupture and destruction of eyeball 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.-)