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T20.50

Non-billable

Corrosion of first degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site

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

Additional Information

From parent codes: S00-T88 (Chapter 19)

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom S00-T88

Excludes1 means 'NOT CODED HERE!' An Excludes1 note indicates mutually exclusive codes: two conditions that cannot be reported together.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Use Additional CodeFrom S00-T88

The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail.

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

More Specific Codes (12)

T20.5Corrosion of first degree of head, face, and neck→T20.51Corrosion of first degree of ear [any part, except ear drum]→T20.52Corrosion of first degree of lip(s)→T20.53Corrosion of first degree of chin→T20.54Corrosion of first degree of nose (septum)→T20.55Corrosion of first degree of scalp [any part]→T20.56Corrosion of first degree of forehead and cheek→T20.57Corrosion of first degree of neck→T20.59Corrosion of first degree of multiple sites of head, face, and neck→T20.50XACorrosion of first degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site (initial encounter)→T20.50XDCorrosion of first degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site (subsequent encounter)→T20.50XSCorrosion of first degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site (sequela)→