T26
Burn and corrosion confined to eye and adnexa
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 2 never code together
7th character 3
A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 3
S00-T88chapter
Notes
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Use additional code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
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Subordinate codes 10
T26.0 Burn of eyelid and periocular area T26.1 Burn of cornea and conjunctival sac T26.2 Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of eyeball T26.3 Burns of other specified parts of eye and adnexa T26.4 Burn of eye and adnexa, part unspecified T26.5 Corrosion of eyelid and periocular area T26.6 Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac T26.7 Corrosion with resulting rupture and destruction of eyeball T26.8 Corrosions of other specified parts of eye and adnexa T26.9 Corrosion of eye and adnexa, part unspecified
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