T26.51XA
Corrosion of right eyelid and periocular area, initial encounter
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where T26.51XA sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- T26 Burn and corrosion confined to eye and adnexa
- T26.5 Corrosion of eyelid and periocular area
- T26.51 Parent Corrosion of right eyelid and periocular area
- T26.51XA This code Corrosion of right eyelid and periocular area, initial encounter
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.
Code First
(T51-T65) to identify chemical and intent
Inherited from T26.5 — Corrosion of eyelid and periocular area
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T26
Inherited from T26 — Burn and corrosion confined to eye and adnexa
7th Character
A - initial encounter
Inherited from T26 — Burn and corrosion confined to eye and adnexa
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
Inherited from T26 — Burn and corrosion confined to eye and adnexa
Version History
How T26.51XA appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentCorrosion of right eyelid and periocular area, initial encounter
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedCorrosion of right eyelid and periocular area, initial encounter
Related Codes
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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