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940.2 - Alkaline Chemical Burn Of Cornea And Conjunctival Sac


The ICD 9 Code for Alkaline chemical burn of cornea and conjunctival sac is listed as 940.2.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 940.2
Long Description: Alkaline chemical burn of cornea and conjunctival sac
Short Description: Alkal burn cornea/conjun
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Burns (940-949)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: T26.60XA - Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, unspecified eye, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 940.2:
940.0 - Chemical burn of eyelids and periocular area
940.1 - Other burns of eyelids and periocular area
940.3 - Acid chemical burn of cornea and conjunctival sac
940.4 - Other burn of cornea and conjunctival sac
940.5 - Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of eyeball
940.9 - Unspecified burn of eye and adnexa