Instruction Source: T23.769A
Corrosion of third degree back of unsp hand, init encntr
Instruction Source: T23.769
Corrosion of third degree back of unspecified hand
Instruction Source: T23.76
Corrosion of third degree of back of hand
Instruction Source: T23.7
Corrosion of third degree of wrist and hand
Instruction Source: T23
Burn and corrosion of wrist and hand
Instruction Source: T20-T25
Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site (T20-T25)
Inclusion Terms
- 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]
Instruction Source: S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Clinical 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