T26.6 Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac

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 T26.6

• T26.60 Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, unspecified eye
• T26.61 Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, right eye
• T26.62 Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, left eye

Code annotations containing back-references to T26.6

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 T26.6

• Corrosion (injury) (acid) (caustic) (chemical) (lime) (external) (internal) › cornea (and conjunctiva)

Nearby codes

• T26.51XS Corrosion of right eyelid and periocular area, sequela
• T26.52 Corrosion of left eyelid and periocular area
• T26.52XA Corrosion of left eyelid and periocular area, initial encounter
• T26.52XD Corrosion of left eyelid and periocular area, subsequent encounter
• T26.52XS Corrosion of left eyelid and periocular area, sequela
• T26.6 Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac (this code)
• T26.60 Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, unspecified eye
• T26.60XA Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, unspecified eye, initial encounter
• T26.60XD Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, unspecified eye, subsequent encounter
• T26.60XS Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, unspecified eye, sequela
• T26.61 Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, right eye