T28.1XXA

Burn of esophagus, initial encounter

Billable / specific

T28.1XXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

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
Note: 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.

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from T28)
external cause code to identify the source and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98) (from T28)
external cause code to identify place (Y92) (from T28)

The 7th character values that apply to this code (defined at T28). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.