T26 is the ICD-10 code for Burn and corrosion confined to eye and adnexa. It is a three-character category divided into 10 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block T26–T28 (Burns and corrosions confined to eye and internal organs) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Subcodes of T26
- T26.0Burn of eyelid and periocular area
- T26.1Burn of cornea and conjunctival sac
- T26.2Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of eyeball
- T26.3Burn of other parts of eye and adnexa
- T26.4Burn of eye and adnexa, part unspecified
- T26.5Corrosion of eyelid and periocular area
- T26.6Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac
- T26.7Corrosion with resulting rupture and destruction of eyeball
- T26.8Corrosion of other parts of eye and adnexa
- T26.9Corrosion of eye and adnexa, part unspecified
T26 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
T26Brännskada och frätskada begränsad till ögat och närliggande organ
DT26Forbrænding og ætsning af øje og øjenregion
T26Silmään ja/tai silmän apuelimiin rajoittuvat palovammat ja syöpymät
T26Verbrennung oder Verätzung, begrenzt auf das Auge und seine Anhangsgebilde
T26Brulure et corrosion limitées à l'œil et ses annexes
T26brandwond en etsing beperkt tot oog en adnexen
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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