Kodex

Code

T28.419A

initial encounter

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Hierarchy

S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- T26-T28 Burns and corrosions confined to eye and internal organs (T26-T28)
  - T28 Burn and corrosion of other internal organs
    - T28.4 Burns of other and unspecified internal organs
      - T28.41 Burn of ear drum
        
        T28.419 Burn of unspecified ear drum
        
        T28.419A initial encounter
        
        T28.419D subsequent encounter
        
        T28.419S sequela

Long Title

T28.419A

Burn of unspecified ear drum initial encounter

Notes

Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Use Additional

external cause code to identify the source and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98)
external cause code to identify place (Y92)
- Y92 Place of occurrence of the external cause

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

Excludes 1

P10-P15 Birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)