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T32.11

Corrosions involving 10-19% of body surface with 10-19% third degree corrosion

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Hierarchy

  • S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
    • T30-T32 Burns and corrosions of multiple and unspecified body regions (T30-T32)
      • T32 Corrosions classified according to extent of body surface involved
        • T32.1 Corrosions involving 10-19% of body surface
          • T32.10 Corrosions involving 10-19% of body surface with 0% to 9% third degree corrosion
          • T32.11 Corrosions involving 10-19% of body surface with 10-19% third degree corrosion

Notes

T32

  • This category is to be used as the primary code only when the site of the corrosion is unspecified. It may be used as a supplementary code with categories T20-T25 when the site is specified.

S00-T88

  • 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

S00-T88

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

Excludes 1

S00-T88

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