Kodex

Code

T26.90XA

initial encounter

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Hierarchy

S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- T26-T28 Burns and corrosions confined to eye and internal organs (T26-T28)
  - T26 Burn and corrosion confined to eye and adnexa
    - T26.9 Corrosion of eye and adnexa, part unspecified
      - T26.90 Corrosion of unspecified eye and adnexa, part unspecified
        
        T26.90XA initial encounter
        
        T26.90XD subsequent encounter
        
        T26.90XS sequela

Long Title

T26.90XA

Corrosion of unspecified eye and adnexa, part unspecified initial encounter

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
The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code First

(T51-T65) to identify chemical and intent
- T51-T65 Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source (T51-T65)

Use Additional

external cause code to identify place (Y92)
- Y92 Place of occurrence of the external cause

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- Z18 Retained foreign body fragments

Excludes 1

P10-P15 Birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)