T21.5
Corrosion of first degree of trunk
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where T21.5 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- T21 Parent Burn and corrosion of trunk
- T21.5 This code Corrosion of first degree of trunk
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Excludes2
burns and corrosion of axilla (T22.- with fifth character 4)
Inherited from T21 — Burn and corrosion of trunk
Excludes2
burns and corrosion of scapular region (T22.- with fifth character 6)
Inherited from T21 — Burn and corrosion of trunk
Excludes2
burns and corrosion of shoulder (T22.- with fifth character 5)
Inherited from T21 — Burn and corrosion of trunk
Code First
(T51-T65) to identify chemical and intent
Use Additional Code
external cause code to identify place ( Y92 )
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T21
Inherited from T21 — Burn and corrosion of trunk
More Specific Codes
9 codes under T21.5
- T21.50 Corrosion of first degree of trunk, unspecified site Has subcodes
- T21.51 Corrosion of first degree of chest wall Has subcodes
- T21.52 Corrosion of first degree of abdominal wall Has subcodes
- T21.53 Corrosion of first degree of upper back Has subcodes
- T21.54 Corrosion of first degree of lower back Has subcodes
- T21.55 Corrosion of first degree of buttock Has subcodes
- T21.56 Corrosion of first degree of male genital region Has subcodes
- T21.57 Corrosion of first degree of female genital region Has subcodes
- T21.59 Corrosion of first degree of other site of trunk Has subcodes
Version History
How T21.5 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentCorrosion of first degree of trunk
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedCorrosion of first degree of trunk
Related Codes
Other codes under T21
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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