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ICD-10-CM Code T26.0
Burn of eyelid and periocular area

NON-BILLABLE
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code T26.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of T26.0 that describes the diagnosis 'burn of eyelid and periocular area' in more detail.


The ICD code T26 is used to code Burn

A burn is a type of injury to skin , or other tissues, caused by heat, electricity, chemicals, friction, or radiation. Burns that affect only the superficial skin layers are known as superficial or first-degree burns. When the injury extends into some of the underlying layers, it is described as a partial-thickness or second-degree burn. In a full-thickness or third-degree burn, the injury extends to all layers of the skin. A fourth-degree burn additionally involves injury to deeper tissues, such as muscle, tendons, or bone.

Specialty: Critical Care Medicine
MeSH Codes: D002056, D002056, D002056, D002056, D002056, D002056, D002056, D002056, D002056, D002056
ICD 9 Codes: 940, 941, 942, 943, 944, 945, 946, 947, 948, 949

Second-degree burn of the hand

Source: Wikipedia

Coding Notes for T26.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Additional Code Note:
Use Additional Code
Use Additional Code note means a second code must be used in conjunction with this code. Codes with this note are Etiology codes and must be followed by a Manifestation code or codes.
External cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn See Section X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)

Related Concepts SNOMET-CT

  • Non-chemical burn of eyelid AND/OR periocular area (disorder)
  • Second degree burn of periorbital region (disorder)
  • Burn to eyelid - erythema (disorder)

Coding Advice SNOMET-CT

  • Possible requirement for an external cause code

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'T26.0 - Burn of eyelid and periocular area'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T26.0. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.


Parent Code: T26 - Burn and corrosion confined to eye and adnexa

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