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T20.5Corrosion of first degree of head, face, and neck

ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site (T20-T25)

Code Details

Billable	No — use a more specific child code
Chapter	Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Section	Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site (T20-T25)
Parent code	T20 — Burn and corrosion of head, face, and neck

Coding Notes

Code First

(T51-T65) to identify chemical and intent

Use Additional Code

external cause code to identify place (Y92)

Subcategories (9)

T20.50 Corrosion of first degree of head, face, and neck, unsp site
T20.51 Corrosion of first degree of ear [any part, except ear drum]
T20.52 Corrosion of first degree of lip(s)
T20.53 Corrosion of first degree of chin
T20.54 Corrosion of first degree of nose (septum)
T20.55 Corrosion of first degree of scalp [any part]
T20.56 Corrosion of first degree of forehead and cheek
T20.57 Corrosion of first degree of neck
T20.59 Corrosion of first deg mult sites of head, face, and neck

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