T22.79
T22.79 — Corrosion of third degree of multiple sites of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
T22.79 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for corrosion of third degree of multiple sites of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand. 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 T22
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
T22.79 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 T22.79
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- T22.791Corrosion of third degree of multiple sites of right shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
- T22.792Corrosion of third degree of multiple sites of left shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
- T22.799Corrosion of third degree of multiple sites of unspecified shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T22.7. If T22.79 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- T22.70Corrosion of third degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand, unspecified site
- T22.71Corrosion of third degree of forearm
- T22.72Corrosion of third degree of elbow
- T22.73Corrosion of third degree of upper arm
- T22.74Corrosion of third degree of axilla
- T22.75Corrosion of third degree of shoulder
- T22.76Corrosion of third degree of scapular region
Questions about T22.79
- Is T22.79 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. T22.79 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does T22.79 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).