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)

Excludes 2
Use additional code

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
  • burns (thermal) from electricity
  • burns (thermal) from flame
  • burns (thermal) from friction
  • burns (thermal) from hot air and hot gases
  • burns (thermal) from hot objects
  • burns (thermal) from lightning
  • burns (thermal) from radiation
  • chemical burn [corrosion] (external) (internal)
  • scalds
Excludes 2
  • erythema [dermatitis] ab igne (L59.0)
  • radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)
  • sunburn (L55.-)

Spezifischere Codes

Codeausgabe