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T20.79XA - Corrosion of 3rd deg mu sites of head, face, and neck, init


The ICD 10 Code for Corrosion of 3rd deg mu sites of head, face, and neck, init is listed as T20.79XA.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: T20.79XA
Description: Corrosion of 3rd deg mu sites of head, face, and neck, init
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
927 - Extensive Burns Or Full Thickness Burns W Mv 96+ Hrs W Skin Graft
928 - Full Thickness Burn W Skin Graft Or Inhal Inj W Cc/mcc
929 - Full Thickness Burn W Skin Graft Or Inhal Inj W/o Cc/mcc
933 - Extensive Burns Or Full Thickness Burns W Mv 96+ Hrs W/o Skin Graft
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 941.39 - Full-thickness skin loss [third degree, not otherwise specified] of multiple sites [except with eye] of face, head, and neck (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 941.49 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] without mention of loss of a body part, of multiple sites [except with eye] of face, head, and neck (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 941.59 - Deep necrosis of underlying tissues [deep third degree] with loss of a body part, of multiple sites [except with eye] of face, head, and neck (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of T20.79XA:
T20.79XD - Corrosion of 3rd deg mu sites of head, face, and neck, subs
T20.79XS - Corros 3rd deg mu sites of head, face, and neck, sequela