T26.22 Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of left eyeball

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applies from T26 Burn and corrosion confined to eye and adnexa

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T26

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Applies from T26.2 Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of eyeball

Use additional code

• external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)

Code annotations containing back-references to T26.22

Back-references to T26

• Type 1 Excludes: H10.21 Acute toxic conjunctivitis ("burn and corrosion of eye and adnexa (T26.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: T20 Burn and corrosion of head, face, and neck ("burn and corrosion of eye and adnexa (T26.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: T66 Radiation sickness, unspecified ("burns (T20-T31)")
• Type 2 Excludes: T67 Effects of heat and light ("burns (T20-T31)")
• Type 2 Excludes: T75 Other and unspecified effects of other external causes ("burns (electric) (T20-T31)")

Nearby codes

• T26.20XS Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of unspecified eyeball, sequela
• T26.21 Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of right eyeball
• T26.21XA Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of right eyeball, initial encounter
• T26.21XD Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of right eyeball, subsequent encounter
• T26.21XS Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of right eyeball, sequela
• T26.22 Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of left eyeball (this code)
• T26.22XA Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of left eyeball, initial encounter
• T26.22XD Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of left eyeball, subsequent encounter
• T26.22XS Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of left eyeball, sequela
• T26.3 Burns of other specified parts of eye and adnexa
• T26.30 Burns of other specified parts of unspecified eye and adnexa