T26.5 Corrosion of eyelid and periocular area

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Code first

• (T51-T65) to identify chemical and intent

Use additional code

• external cause code to identify place (Y92)

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

Codes under T26.5

• T26.50 Corrosion of unspecified eyelid and periocular area
• T26.51 Corrosion of right eyelid and periocular area
• T26.52 Corrosion of left eyelid and periocular area

Code annotations containing back-references to T26.5

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)")

Diagnosis Index entries for T26.5

• Corrosion (injury) (acid) (caustic) (chemical) (lime) (external) (internal) › eyelid (s)

Nearby codes

• T26.41XS Burn of right eye and adnexa, part unspecified, sequela
• T26.42 Burn of left eye and adnexa, part unspecified
• T26.42XA Burn of left eye and adnexa, part unspecified, initial encounter
• T26.42XD Burn of left eye and adnexa, part unspecified, subsequent encounter
• T26.42XS Burn of left eye and adnexa, part unspecified, sequela
• T26.5 Corrosion of eyelid and periocular area (this code)
• T26.50 Corrosion of unspecified eyelid and periocular area
• T26.50XA Corrosion of unspecified eyelid and periocular area, initial encounter
• T26.50XD Corrosion of unspecified eyelid and periocular area, subsequent encounter
• T26.50XS Corrosion of unspecified eyelid and periocular area, sequela
• T26.51 Corrosion of right eyelid and periocular area