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T20.719A - Corrosion of third degree of unspecified ear [any part, except ear drum], initial encounter

ICD-10-CM Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes · T20-T25 Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site (T20-T25) · Subcategory of T20.719 · FY2027

7th character A: initial encounter

Coding Guidance

7th character A: initial encounter.

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom T20.71

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • corrosion of ear drum (T28.91-)
Use Additional CodeFrom T20.7

Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.

  • external cause code to identify place (Y92)
Code FirstFrom T20.7

Sequence the underlying condition before this code.

  • (T51-T65) to identify chemical and intent
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom T20

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • burn and corrosion of ear drum (T28.41, T28.91)
  • burn and corrosion of eye and adnexa (T26.-)
  • burn and corrosion of mouth and pharynx (T28.0)
IncludesFrom T20-T25 Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site (T20-T25)

Conditions this code covers.

  • burns and corrosions of first degree [erythema]
  • burns and corrosions of second degree [blisters][epidermal loss]
  • burns and corrosions of third degree [deep necrosis of underlying tissue] [full- thickness skin loss]
Use Additional CodeFrom T20-T25 Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site (T20-T25)

Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.

  • code from category T31 or T32 to identify extent of body surface involved
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter S00-T88

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Use Additional CodeFrom Chapter S00-T88

Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
NotesFrom Chapter S00-T88

Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • 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.

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