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T26.5 Corrosion of eyelid and periocular area

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T26.5 is the ICD-10 code for Corrosion of eyelid and periocular area. It is a four-character subcategory of T26 (Burn and corrosion confined to eye and adnexa), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

T26.5 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

T26.5Frätskada på ögonlock och området omkring ögat

NorwayICD-10-NO

T26.5Etseskade på øyelokk eller i område omkring øye

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT265Ætsning af øjenlåg og øjenregion

  • DT265AÆtsning af øjenlåg
  • DT265BÆtsning af øjenregion
FinlandICD-10-FI

T26.5Silmäluomen tai silmän seudun syöpymä

GermanyICD-10-GM

T26.5Verätzung des Augenlides und der Periokularregion

FranceICD-10-FR

T26.5Corrosion de la paupière et de la région périoculaire

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T26.5etsing van ooglid en perioculair gebied

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T26.50XACorrosion of unspecified eyelid and periocular area, initial encounter
  • T26.50XDCorrosion of unspecified eyelid and periocular area, subsequent encounter
  • T26.50XSCorrosion of unspecified eyelid and periocular area, sequela
  • T26.51XACorrosion of right eyelid and periocular area, initial encounter
  • T26.51XDCorrosion of right eyelid and periocular area, subsequent encounter
  • T26.51XSCorrosion of right eyelid and periocular area, sequela
  • T26.52XACorrosion of left eyelid and periocular area, initial encounter
  • T26.52XDCorrosion of left eyelid and periocular area, subsequent encounter
  • and 1 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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