T20.419
T20.419 — Corrosion of unspecified degree of unspecified ear [any part, except ear drum]
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified
T20.419 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for corrosion of unspecified degree of unspecified ear [any part, except ear drum]. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T20
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
T20.419 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead T20.419
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- T20.419ACorrosion of unspecified degree of unspecified ear [any part, except ear drum], initial encounter
- T20.419DCorrosion of unspecified degree of unspecified ear [any part, except ear drum], subsequent encounter
- T20.419SCorrosion of unspecified degree of unspecified ear [any part, except ear drum], sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T20.41. If T20.419 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about T20.419
- Is T20.419 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. T20.419 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does T20.419 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site (T20-T25).