T67.9XXA Effect of heat and light, unspecified, initial encounter
Instructional Notes:
T67.9XXA Description: Effect of heat and light, unspecified, initial encounter ↓
T67.9 Description: Effect of heat and light, unspecified ↓
T67 Description: Effects of heat and light Exclude1:
erythema [dermatitis] ab igne (L59.0)
malignant hyperpyrexia due to anesthesia (T88.3)
radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)
Exclude2:
burns (T20-T31)
sunburn (L55.-)
sweat disorder due to heat (L74-L75)
↓
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.-)