octoHealth

T28.6XXA

Billable

Corrosion of esophagus (initial encounter)

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.-)

Inpatient DRG Payments

DRG 368314 discharges

Major Esophageal Disorders With Mcc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$14,370

Total Payment$16,957
Patient Responsibility$2,587
Hospital Charge$101,841
DRG 36963 discharges

Major Esophageal Disorders With Cc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$8,351

Total Payment$11,662
Patient Responsibility$3,311
Hospital Charge$56,107