T66.XXXA Radiation sickness, unspecified, initial encounter

Instructional Notes:

T66.XXXA
Description: Radiation sickness, unspecified, initial encounter
↓
T66
Description: Radiation sickness, unspecified
Exclude1:
- specified adverse effects of radiation, such as:
- burns (T20-T31)
- leukemia (C91-C95)
- radiation gastroenteritis and colitis (K52.0)
- radiation pneumonitis (J70.0)
- radiation related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)
- sunburn (L55.-)
↓
T66-T78
Description: Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78)
↓
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.-)