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T21.5 Corrosion of first degree of trunk

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T21.5 is the ICD-10 code for Corrosion of first degree of trunk. It is a four-character subcategory of T21 (Burn and corrosion of trunk), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block T20–T25 (Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

T21.5 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

T21.5Frätskada av första graden på bålen

NorwayICD-10-NO

T21.5Etseskade av første grad på trunkus

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT2151° ætsning på truncus

FinlandICD-10-FI

T21.5Vartalon ensimmäisen asteen syöpymä

GermanyICD-10-GM

T21.5Verätzung 1. Grades des Rumpfes

FranceICD-10-FR

T21.5Corrosion du premier degré du tronc

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T21.5etsing van eerste graad van romp

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T21.50XACorrosion of first degree of trunk, unspecified site, initial encounter
  • T21.50XDCorrosion of first degree of trunk, unspecified site, subsequent encounter
  • T21.50XSCorrosion of first degree of trunk, unspecified site, sequela
  • T21.51XACorrosion of first degree of chest wall, initial encounter
  • T21.51XDCorrosion of first degree of chest wall, subsequent encounter
  • T21.51XSCorrosion of first degree of chest wall, sequela
  • T21.52XACorrosion of first degree of abdominal wall, initial encounter
  • T21.52XDCorrosion of first degree of abdominal wall, subsequent encounter
  • and 19 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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