T32Kategorie · weitere Spezifizierung erforderlichAktuell
Corrosions classified according to extent of body surface involved
HierarchieT30-T32 · T32
Hinweise zum Code
Note
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.
Hinweise übergeordneter Ebenen
Kapitel 19 · Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Note
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.
T20-T32 · Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
Includes
burns (thermal) from electrical heating appliances