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T26.6 - Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac


The ICD 10 Code for Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac is listed as T26.6.
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: T26.6
Description: Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac
  • Code first (T51-T65) to identify chemical and intent
  • Use additional external cause code to identify place (Y92)
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
Parent T26 - Burn and corrosion confined to eye and adnexa
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of T26.6:
T26.60 - Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, unspecified eye
T26.61 - Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, right eye
T26.62 - Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, left eye
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of T26.6:
T26.0 - Burn of eyelid and periocular area
T26.1 - Burn of cornea and conjunctival sac
T26.2 - Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of eyeball
T26.3 - Burns of other specified parts of eye and adnexa
T26.4 - Burn of eye and adnexa, part unspecified
T26.5 - Corrosion of eyelid and periocular area
T26.7 - Corrosion with resulting rupture and destruction of eyeball
T26.8 - Corrosions of other specified parts of eye and adnexa
T26.9 - Corrosion of eye and adnexa, part unspecified