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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

T21.61

Corrosion of second degree of chest wall

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where T21.61 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. T21 Burn and corrosion of trunk
  2. T21.6 Parent Corrosion of second degree of trunk
  3. T21.61 This code Corrosion of second degree of chest wall

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.

Includes

burns and corrosion of hip region

Inherited from T21 — Burn and corrosion of trunk

Inclusion Terms

Corrosion of second degree of breast

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

Inherited from T21.6 — Corrosion of second degree of trunk

Use Additional Code

external cause code to identify place ( Y92 )

Inherited from T21.6 — Corrosion of second degree of trunk

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T21

Inherited from T21 — Burn and corrosion of trunk

7th Character

A - initial encounter

Inherited from T21 — Burn and corrosion of trunk

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

Inherited from T21 — Burn and corrosion of trunk

7th Character

S - sequela

Inherited from T21 — Burn and corrosion of trunk

More Specific Codes

3 codes under T21.61

Version History

How T21.61 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Corrosion of second degree of chest wall

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Corrosion of second degree of chest wall

Related Codes

Other codes under T21.6

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

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