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T20.55XS
Billable

Corrosion of first degree of scalp [any part] (sequela)

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Billable Code

T20.55XS is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Excludes1

2 items

From S00-T88:

Excludes2

3 items

From T20:

  • burn and corrosion of ear drum (T28.41, T28.91)
  • burn and corrosion of eye and adnexa (T26.-)
  • burn and corrosion of mouth and pharynx (T28.0)

Code First

1 item

From T20.5:

  • (T51-T65) to identify chemical and intent

Use Additional Code

2 items

From S00-T88:

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

From T20.5:

  • external cause code to identify place (Y92)

7th Character Notes

4 items

From T20:

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T20
  • A: initial encounter
  • D: subsequent encounter
  • S: sequela
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