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ICD-10 diagnosis code

T26.6 Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac

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T26.6 is the ICD-10 code for Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac. 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

T26.6 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

T26.6Frätskada på kornea och konjunktivalsäck

NorwayICD-10-NO

T26.6Etseskade i hornhinne eller konjunktivalsekk

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT266Ætsning af cornea eller konjunktiva

  • DT266AÆtsning af konjunktiva
  • DT266BÆtsning af cornea
FinlandICD-10-FI

T26.6Sarveiskalvon tai sidekalvopussin syöpymä

GermanyICD-10-GM

T26.6Verätzung der Kornea und des Konjunktivalsackes

FranceICD-10-FR

T26.6Corrosion de la cornée et du sac conjonctival

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T26.6etsing van cornea en conjunctivale zak

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T26.60XACorrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, unspecified eye, initial encounter
  • T26.60XDCorrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, unspecified eye, subsequent encounter
  • T26.60XSCorrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, unspecified eye, sequela
  • T26.61XACorrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, right eye, initial encounter
  • T26.61XDCorrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, right eye, subsequent encounter
  • T26.61XSCorrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, right eye, sequela
  • T26.62XACorrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, left eye, initial encounter
  • T26.62XDCorrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, left eye, 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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